Women's Hour (BBC) - AI companions

Vian Bakir
Andrew McStay

School of Arts, Culture and Language
School of History, Law and Social Sciences

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Our teen Uk national survey was cited in Women's hour on a piece about AI boyfriends - especially that many teens think that AI companions can think and feel.

Period	6 Feb 2026

Media contributions

Title	Women's Hour
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	BBC Radio 4 - Women's Hour
Media type	Radio
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	6/02/26
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qv70
Persons	Vian Bakir, Andrew McStay

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Keywords

Ai companions
UK teen survey