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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

IEEE Spectrum @ieeespectrum@mastodon.social

3/3/2026, 8:30:00 PM

Public

AI companions can reduce loneliness, but they also bring many potential harms to their users. Brad Knox details the potential harmful pathways: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-companion-harm-benefit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline
And Jaime Banks details how AI companions can also bring connection: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-companion-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

Are AI Companions Helping or Hurting Our Well-Being?

Are AI companions easing loneliness or adding to it? Before hard evidence is in, some researchers seek to better understand the potential harms.

spectrum.ieee.org · IEEE Spectrum

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