Data shows how familiarity with chatbots converts into trust in robots
docmaker123 · reddit · 2026-10-04
Teens already confide in AI chatbots, but confiding isn't trusting. As AI moves into physical robots, the open question is whether that familiarity converts into permission — and the data so far is mixed on how young people will interact with AI-brained robots.
The author argues that for the younger generation, disclosure, attachment, confidence, and delegation are converging into a single issue, with supporting data linked in the post.
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