A growing cohort of young adults is outsourcing deeply human tasks to AI. Many, struggling with social anxieties, seek assistance ahead of a face-to-face encounter. Others let their bots script their text messages and even mediate their dating lives.
A growing cohort of young adults is outsourcing deeply human tasks to AI. Many, struggling with social anxieties, seek assistance ahead of a face-to-face encounter. Others let their bots script their text messages and even mediate their dating lives. on.wsj.com/3TbTVoF— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) Jul 27, 2026