1 in 5 high schoolers had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has

I tell the kids it's like dealing with an actual person. People make mistakes too. People can mislead and hurt you too. It's a learning process which requires constantly asking - what are my real needs + are they being met?

The “or know someone who has” part makes this stat feel rather meaningless.

Obligatory XKCD: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/632:_Suspicion 'suspicion'