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China bans AI chatbot relationships to combat declining birth rate
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July 16, 2026
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4:16Now PlayingChina is pushing to regulate relationships with artificial intelligence chatbots as birthrates decline. Matt Sheehan, a senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains how addictive behaviors, psychological harm and a decreasing population have motivated Chinese officials to ban AI chatbot relationships.
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