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Hong Kong teens use AI chatbots for comfortCEFR A1
18 Oct 2025
Adapted from Hong Kong Free Press, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Russel Bailo, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
66 words
- Report on October 12, 2025 about chatbots.
- Teenagers in Hong Kong use chatbots for comfort.
- Jessica is 13 and uses chatbot Xingye.
- She talks to it three to four hours.
- Sarah is 16 and used Character.AI since 13.
- She stopped when school became busy.
- Around 20 percent of students have problems.
- Many students do not ask for help.
- Dustykid, a local app, will launch in October.
Difficult words
- chatbot — A computer program that talks to people.chatbots
- support — Help or encouragement for someone.
- comfort — A feeling of being relaxed and safe.
- feelings — Emotions like happiness or sadness.
- replies — Responses to questions or messages.
- worry — To think about problems or fear something.
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Discussion questions
- How do you feel about using chatbots for support?
- Do you think chatbots can replace friends?
- What are the good things about using chatbots?
- Have you ever used a chatbot? How was it?
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