OpenAI Study Finds Links Between ChatGPT Use and Loneliness

Fear of addiction, fear of missing out: How increased AI use can trigger anxiety

A new study by Prof. Guy Hochman and Adi Frenkenberg from the Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology at Reichman University presents new findings on the relationship between anxiety, motivation, and dependence on artificial intelligence, exploring how AI usage affects us emotionally.

Telling your dramas to an artificial intelligence might seem like the height of despair... until you prove it. Without appointments, without trials and with immediate answers, AI has become the cloth of tears of insomnes, intents and victims of ghosting. Substitute of therapy or a way to run away from what we feel? Read

In the launch of ChatGPT-4.5, last February 28, OpenAI presented as the main novelty a greater capacity to understand human needs and a more developed “emotional coefficient”. The company leader in the so-called chatbots, with 400 million users per week, knows well that, among the problems that seek to solve their consumers, are those of an affective nature. Up to 30%, according to the same language model.

Research finds lonely people feel even sadder after interacting with chatbots

Two studies from MIT Media Lab and OpenAI found that AI chatbots, can worsen emotional health. Results show AI companions can particularly have a negative impact on lonely users. Users who were already lonely reported increased loneliness after interacting with AI chatbots, highlighting loneliness can drive excessive chatbot use, creating a cycle of emotional distress. The studies emphasize that loneliness is a societal issue rather than just a …

Lonely People Are Even Sadder After Using Chatbots, Research Finds

MIT and OpenAI teamed up to study how AI chatbots are making people feel. Where users ended up depends on where they started.

New research shows link between ChatGPT use and loneliness

As scientists study the long-term mental health effects of artificial intelligence chatbot use, new research from OpenAI and MIT finds that ChatGPT could be linked to loneliness for some frequent users. Cathy Fang, PhD student at MIT and lead author of a controlled study, joins CBS News to unpack her findings.