Researchers link AI chatbots to negative mental health impacts

A study conducted by MIT and OpenAI reveals that interactions with AI chatbots can worsen feelings of loneliness and may lead to addiction and withdrawal symptoms when users are cut off


gizmodo.com / 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.

tomshardware.com / Some ChatGPT users are addicted and will suffer withdrawal symptoms if cut off, say researchers

Chatbots like ChatGPT can be addictive and those who become dependent can suffer from withdrawal symptoms if disconnected from the service, according to a large scale study undertaken by OpenAI and MIT.


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