Notable shares of AI companion users said they use their bots and turn to them in personal – sometimes intimate – ways:

39% said they had ever used AI to pass the time or have a conversation when they were bored or while doing something else like driving or preparing a meal.

38% of AI companion users strongly or somewhat agreed with the statement: I sometimes chat with AI just to feel less alone.

29% said they had ever used AI to talk about problems in their personal relationships.

26% said they had ever used AI to talk about problems in their work relationships.

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Notable shares of AI companion users said they use their bots and turn to them in personal – sometimes intimate – ways:

39% said they had ever used AI to pass the time or have a conversation when they were bored or while doing something else like driving or preparing a meal.

38% of AI companion users strongly or somewhat agreed with the statement: I sometimes chat with AI just to feel less alone.

29% said they had ever used AI to talk about problems in their personal relationships.

26% said they had ever used AI to talk about problems in their work relationships.

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New CNBC renounce that [Humans can ever have intimate relationship with AI.](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/10/ai-companions-lower-wellbeing-associated.html)