A chatbot does not “happily” do anything, and one no more develops a “relationship” with it than with bourbon.

«That all would have alarmed a friend or medical provider, but Copilot happily played along, telling the man it was in love with him, agreeing to stay up late, and affirming his delusional narratives.

…

The man’s relationship with Copilot continued to deepen, as did his real-world mental health crisis.»

https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis

Maybe this writer knows this and assumes everybody else does, too, but then, maybe this writer is simply displaying the same mental vulnerability (like a security vulnerability) that enables a chatbot to hack his brain.

He needs a grumpy editor.