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		hartator 85 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New study finds users are marrying and having virt... Would you have been concerned if he said the plush was his new friend? Calling policy makers to ban plush? You have to be careful to not overreact to things.

hluska 85 days ago [–]

There is a massive difference between a stuffed animal and an LLM. In fact, they have next to nothing in common. And as such, yes any reasonable parent would react differently to a close friendship suddenly formed with any online service.

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