{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The Middle Schoolers Ditching Real Friends for AI Chatbots","description":"The always-on, agreeable nature of chatbots makes them hard-working colleagues—but also, it turns out, friends for adolescents. WSJ’s family and tech columnist, Julie Jargon (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/julie-jargon?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD) , joins us to explore how some children (https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/ai-chatbot-use-middle-school-a1a77589?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD) are forming emotional attachments to their new artificial friends to the detriment of their real lives. Plus, reporter Micah Maidenberg (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/micah-maidenberg?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD) explains why the space industry has been left wanting for rocket (https://www.wsj.com/business/a-rocket-supply-crunch-is-making-it-harder-to-hitch-a-ride-to-space-883f5e53?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD) rides. Katie Deighton hosts.\n\nSign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD) .\n\nHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","author_name":"Tech News Briefing","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/2358976-tech-news-briefing","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/8155890/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}