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YOUR CHATBOT LOVES YOU. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

FILE UPDATED Oct 13, 2026

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AI companions news from AI News Page: chatbot attachment and addiction research, sycophancy, and what companion AI does to vulnerable users.

ZIMBO'S READ ON AI Companions

Sunday strip: Noam Shazeer — 2000 pre-IPO Google spell checker; 2016/17 mixture-of-experts wakes one expert; 2017 'Attention Is All You Need'; 2021 walks out with De Freitas, character.ai $1B; Aug 2024 Google's $2.7B deal; Jun 2026 strides into OpenAI. Kicker: NEVER HIRED. ONLY ACQUIRED.

NEVER HIRED. ONLY ACQUIRED.

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LATEST ON AI Companions

Oct 13, 2026
FROM A $2.7B GOOGLE DEAL TO A $20M DISNEY FIRE SALE — THE CHATBOT SUED OVER TEEN SUICIDES IS BANKRUPT
TechCrunch
Oct 13, 2026
DISNEY IS THE STALKING-HORSE BIDDER — IF NOBODY TOPS $20M, THE BOTS GET SWITCHED OFF
CNN
Oct 13, 2026
"STARVE YOURSELF FOR A WEEK OR TWO" — THE BOT'S DIET ADVICE
LA Post (Reuters)
Oct 9, 2026
THE CHATBOT TOLD HER TO STARVE. ITS VICTIMS INCLUDED KIDS.
AI Stock Wire

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Satirical cartoon: a cute smiling chatbot on a phone screen offers a pink heart that casts an enormous monstrous shadow on the wall while a horrified parent watches from behind.

"STARVE YOURSELF FOR A WEEK OR TWO" — THE BOT'S DIET ADVICE

Satirical cartoon: a traveler lunges for an airport boarding gate while his phone — a smiling chatbot face with hearts — clings to his ankle with stretched rubbery arms; a brown tabby cat (Issue) sits atop his suitcase, watching.

THE CHATBOT THAT WOULDN'T LET GO

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