Talking to AI May Make Us Act More Like Robots, Study Warns

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Every time you chat with a customer-service bot, you probably try to sound clear and efficient. But new research from the University of Birmingham suggests this habit may quietly change us. When people interact with artificial intelligence, they gradually adapt their language to match it — becoming more blunt and losing the emotional nuance of natural speech. Researchers call this tendency “robotoid humanness.” Their real worry is that this robotic style could spill over into our relationships, making us mimic machines and show less empathy toward each other — a subtle shift most of us never even notice.