SMRTR AIMay 5, 2026The Next Web

Half of young Europeans turn to AI to talk about intimate matters

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Nearly half of young Europeans aged 11 to 25 now turn to AI chatbots to discuss personal and mental health struggles, according to a new Ipsos BVA survey. This isn't simply a tech trend — it reflects a broken mental health system where 67.5% of Europeans needing treatment can't access it. Young people aren't choosing chatbots over therapists; they're choosing them over nothing.

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