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

The MIT Media Lab and OpenAI team have investigated how interacting with ChatGPT affects users' emotional well-being.

Relying on ChatGPT for companionship? It might be making you lonelier. A new pair of studies from MIT Media Lab and Open ...

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

Chatbots like ChatGPT can be addictive and those who become dependent can suffer from withdrawal symptoms if disconnected ...

OpenAI says over 400 million people use ChatGPT every week. But how does interacting with it affect us? Does it make us more ...

MIT and OpenAI researchers have released new study findings that serve as a stark warning on chatbot over-use and mental ...

Researchers at OpenAI and MIT found that feelings of loneliness and social isolation were pronounced among a set of ChatGPT ...

Research links heavy ChatGPT use to increased loneliness, with emotional attachment worsening when discussing personal topics ...

The leading AI firm concludes that long chatbot interactions can impact your well-being, which could affect workplace mental ...

ChatGPT "power users," or those who use it the most, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.

Those who spent more time typing or speaking with ChatGPT daily tended to report higher levels of emotional dependence on, and problematic use of, the chatbot.