The Middle Schoolers Ditching Real Friends for AI Chatbots

The always-on, agreeable nature of chatbots makes them hard-working colleagues—but also, it turns out, friends for adolescents. WSJ’s family and tech columnist, Julie Jargon (wsj.com/news/author/julie-jargon?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD), joins us to explore how some children (wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/ai-chatbot-use…) are forming emotional attachments to their new artificial friends to the detriment of their real lives. Plus, reporter Micah Maidenberg (wsj.com/news/author/micah-maidenberg?mod=WSJ_T…) explains why the space industry has been left wanting for wsj.com/business/a-rocket-supply-crunch-is-mak… rides. Katie Deighton hosts.

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