Almost no one has bonded emotionally with an AI chatbot
Core finding
Emotional attachment to AI chatbots is vanishingly rare: just 6% of Americans say they have ever felt an emotional or romantic connection with one, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.
The overwhelming majority, 94%, say they never have.
Topline distribution
Almost no one has bonded emotionally with an AI chatbot.
Have you ever felt an emotional or romantic connection with an AI chatbot?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 3 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
Have you ever felt an emotional or romantic connection with an AI chatbot?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.