Chatbot design features such as persistent memory, simulated empathy, and overly agreeable responses are associated with increased user engagement and can contribute to emotional reliance on the system.
November 07, 2025
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design_implication
Design characteristics that can affect user behavior and emotional dependence on conversational AI.
AI chatbots can simulate empathy but do not have genuine understanding or care for human emotions.
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descriptive
General limitation of conversational AI used for emotional support.
Instagram offers a stricter parental 'Limited Content' setting that removes comments, filters additional mature material, limits what teens can see or post, and restricts AI chatbot responses to remain within PG-13 limits for teen accounts.
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feature
Parental control option for families wanting tighter content boundaries for minors on the platform.