I recently ran a small experiment while building an AI companion called Beni (Was in beta and results are from our Tester and Early Users who agreed to provide feeback)
I was curious about something: do people open up more to AI than to real humans?
So I asked a few early users to try two things for a week:
• Talk to a friend about something personal
• Talk to the AI about the same topic
What surprised me wasn’t that people talked to the AI , it was how quickly they opened up.
A few patterns I noticed:
• People shared personal problems faster with AI
• Conversations lasted longer than typical chatbot interactions
• Many users said they felt “less judged” talking to AI
• Late-night conversations were the longest ones
It made me wonder if AI companions might become something like a thinking space rather than just a chatbot.
Curious what others think:
Do you find it easier to talk openly with AI than with real people?
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