ResearchBuzz: FirehoseUniversity of British Columbia: Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness. “Texting with a real person—even a stranger—may reduce loneliness more than chatting with a highly supportive AI chatbot, new UBC research suggests.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/university-of-british-columbia-texting-with-a-stranger-beats-a-chatbot-at-easing-loneliness/
University of British Columbia: Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness
University of British Columbia: Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness. “Texting with a real person—even a stranger—may reduce loneliness more than chatting with a highl…