New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- A 47-year-old male client in therapy says he got into an argument with his partner over something trivial. "Generally, to cool down, I'd go for a long shower or watch something funny. This time, I started chatting with a generic AI bot-our conversation lasted for three hours. I typed the details of the fight, tonality and it kept offering various perspectives."

He says the bot made sense but 30 minutes in, it felt like he was addicted to a conversation that was just affirmed he was right, and he felt agitated. He kept replaying the virtual chat over and over, and was convinced he needed to leave his marriage. "The next morning I realised that my partner and I need to sort things, but I was surprised by how I felt u...