New survey data finds that nearly 1 in 5 high schoolers say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with artificial intelligence. And 42 percent of students surveyed say they or someone they know have used AI for companionship.

That's according to new research from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a nonprofit that advocates for civil rights, civil liberties and responsible use of data and technology.

CDT conducted national surveys of roughly 800 sixth through 12th grade public school teachers, 1,000 ninth through 12th grade students and 1,000 parents. The vast majority — 86 percent of students, 85 percent of educators and 75 percent of parents — say they used AI during the last school year.

CDT's Elizabeth Laird, one of the authors of the report, says the

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