Alone in Tehran, a young Iranian turns to ChatGPT and video games for comfort

Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran after an Israeli strike hit the building, cutting off live coverage, on June 16. AFP/Getty Images

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AMMAN, Jordan — Roxana, a young shop manager living alone in Tehran, was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family lives outside the Iranian capital. Her boyfriend was on an Iranian base doing compulsory military service; unreachable and potentially in danger. Even her psychotherapist had fled the bombing in Tehran. So she turned to ChatGPT.

“I asked

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