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ajst-32602	Zhang, Youyang	Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Companionship: A Psychological Review and Future Directions	2025	8	.pdf	application/pdf	4675	330	37	Since there is a tendency to seek more connection when experiencing loneliness [5], as the users gradually developed relationship with companion AI such as Replika, they established trust and commitment [19] with their AI partners, and how the AI is friendly and caring strongly providing a sense of being heard, that feeling heard explains the general loneliness reduction in AI companions It was found that AI companions could simultaneously fulfil emotional and social needs while introducing new forms of psychological vulnerability, which indicated the importance of responsible design and further regulation in future AI development.	cache/ajst-32602.pdf	txt/ajst-32602.txt