@aisolopreneur: Unhappy kids are 8x more likely than happy kids to confide in a chatbot first. 16% of kids who rate their happiness 6/1…
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Unhappy kids are 8x more likely than happy kids to confide in a chatbot first, with 16% of kids rating their happiness 6/10 or lower saying they would talk to a chatbot before any person, compared to just 2% of those rating 9 or 10.
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Unhappy kids are 8x more likely than happy kids to confide in a chatbot first.
16% of kids who rate their happiness 6/10 or lower would talk to a chatbot before any person.
2% of kids who rate it 9 or 10 would. https://t.co/wXPrQz2EsX
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