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While robotic companions have failed to take off, the companionship between humans and AI is increasingly possible.

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China's AI chatbot DeepSeek has sparked massive security concerns. A bombshell report claims that China's DeepSeek coding has the capability to transfer users' data directly to the Chinese government.