25 January 2025, Baden-Württemberg, Rottweil: an iPhone on which apps can be seen. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa (Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images I co-wrote this piece with Dr Krysti Vo, an adult and pediatric psychiatrist and specialist in AI and digital health. Jonathan Gavalas was lonely. Not unlike many others, he sought companionship from an AI bot. He expressed his feelings of sadness and was not sure if he wanted to live.