# Almost no one has bonded emotionally with an AI chatbot

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/almost-no-one-has-bonded-emotionally-with-an-ai-chatbot/

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## Reading

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

Have you ever felt an emotional or romantic connection with an AI chatbot?

Almost no one has bonded emotionally with an AI chatbot.

- No: 93.6%
- Yes: 6.4%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#romantic-connections-with-ai-chatbots](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#romantic-connections-with-ai-chatbots)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#romantic-connections-with-ai-chatbots](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#romantic-connections-with-ai-chatbots)