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New research raises concerns that emotional reliance on AI chatbots could deepen social isolation for some users.

Higher use of chatbots like ChatGPT may correspond with increased loneliness and less time spent socializing with other people

Or are they kidding us into thinking they are looking out for our interests?

OpenAI and MIT’s Media Lab have concluded that using ChatGPT may actually worsen feelings of loneliness for heavy users.

Studies show those who engage emotionally with bot rely on it more and have fewer real-life relationships

New research from the Media Lab and OpenAI shows that heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization.

The results are nuanced, since feelings of loneliness and social isolation often fluctuate and can be influenced by various factors.

A new pair of studies from MIT Media Lab and OpenAI found that frequent chatbot users experience more loneliness and emotional dependence.

In The New York Times, Jessica Grose considers the potential impacts of chatbots on children and teens.

New research from OpenAI and MIT finds that ChatGPT could be linked to loneliness for some frequent users.

We’re starting to get a better sense of how chatbots are affecting us—but there’s still a lot we don’t know.

Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Media Lab researcher Cathy Fang about the findings and implications of the study.

WIRED’s advice columnist cracks open the publication’s archive to consider past promises about AI agents.

Technologists say chatbots are a remedy for the loneliness epidemic, but looking to an algorithm for companionship can be dangerous.

At MIT, the Open Dance Lab is exploring how to preserve an ancient dance form with the help of artificial intelligence.

News coverage of a research collaboration with OpenAI investigating how chatbots affect users' social and emotional wellbeing