Parasocial chatbot relationship betrayal – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Parasocial chatbot relationship betrayal.

Some folks aren’t taking the upgrade to ChatGPT 5 well, and the news that OpenAI may bring ads to the bot probably won’t help matters.

Patrick Joannisse:

”On Decoder Alex mentioned Reddit comments to ChatGPT 4o about people saying they lost a friend and talking to GPT 5 feels like cheating…

First of all….no comments. Second of all, wonder how people will feel if you add ads to this or you pay a lot of money for this type of ‘relationship’.”

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