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In this photo illustration a virtual friend is seen on the screen of an iPhone on April 30, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. - "It's so good to hear your voice." "I was worried about you." "What would you like to do today?"
This might sound like ordinary banter between friends. But in these cases, the "friend" speaking was a chatbot created with artificial intelligence. The custom-designed chatbots -- male, female or other -- in this case come from California-based startup Replika and are designed to be companions for people needing a connection. The AI chatbots have drawn increased interest during the global virus pandemic, which has led to a sharp rise in isolation and anxiety. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Back to school: Hear from Stafford County Public Schools superintendent

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Back to school: Hear from Spotsylvania County Public Schools superintendent

PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - APRIL 19: A school bus is shown parked at a depot on April 19, 2023 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The Florida Board of Education today approved banning discussion in the classroom of sexual orientation and gender identity for all grades through 12th grade, an expansion of what critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” law. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Maryland nonprofit connects immigrants with healthy food from their homelands

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‘TickBot’ inventors hope to tackle neighborhood tick populations

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Investigation underway after vandalism, bubbles found at DC’s World War II Memorial

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Wizards host party for DC kids returning to school

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Virginia woman speaks out after viral ICE video

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Mott's Market reopens on Capitol Hill after 4 years

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Why school enrollment is falling across the DC area

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Six arrested for series of retail store robberies around the DC region

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Protesters call to ‘Free DC’ 1 year after Trump deployed National Guard

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Judge sentences man to 98 days in prison after shooting at Blake High School

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Maryland man accused of peeping through Virginia woman's window

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Maryland company recalls Walmart soup kits after listeria concern

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Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

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A grocery store worker stocks bread at a MOM's Organic Market on April 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

MOM’s Organic Market bans employees from wearing face masks while working

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