Friendships are awkward and hard, and you need a lot of practice. AI companions take all of it away, says @Jonathan Haidt, professor at @NYU Stern and critic of social media use in childhood and adolescence.
But Gen Z @Jenny Kim disagrees, and says AI companions provide her with support when her real friends aren’t available.
Also on the Davos panel were @Bill Ready, CEO of @Pinterest, and @Adam Grant, psychologist at @Wharton.
Watch the full session, An Honest Conversation on the Hyper Connected and the Hyper Lonely: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/an-honest-conversation-on-the-hyper-connected-and-the-hyper-lonely/ #WEF26
