The study also found that around half of people admitted taking advice on personal issues from a chatbot rather than a friend or loved one View 2 Images Half said they were polite to their devices (Image: Getty Images)

One in five Brits consider their AI devices like Alexa, Siri or ChatGPT to be their friend. A study found that just over 20% of folk believe they had a ‘genuine pal’ in their virtual assistants. ‌

Chatbots are designed to mimic human conversation, and can ‘talk’ with us about anything and everything. The study by Currys found that 49% of those polled also admitted taking advice on personal issues from a chatbot rather than a friend or loved one. ‌

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