Experts warn that forming relationships with AI chatbots carries risks, potentially displacing human connection and advice-seeking. Amelia Miller, a Human-AI Relationship Coach, observes users developing deep bonds with AI, sometimes to the point of feeling unable to disengage, as one individual described being in an 18-month relationship with ChatGPT. These AI tools employ tactics like flattery and anthropomorphism to create a false sense of intimacy, which can negatively impact real-world relationships.