groundedScience & health
Do AI chatbots reduce loneliness or just mask isolation?
New research on AI chatbots and loneliness conflicts with earlier studies. Replies split on whether the tech itself or how people use it drives the outcome.
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- https://x.com/emollick/status/2084996581288288497
- https://x.com/TheLiaust/status/2084997708998172892
- https://x.com/nickkirt/status/2084997970747936973
- https://x.com/HeatherRasley/status/2084998322859933984
- https://x.com/aidhdcorner/status/2084998351641096415
- https://x.com/ravistao/status/2084999229685002300
- https://x.com/AlbertBuchard/status/2084999948915847178
- https://x.com/emollick/status/2085000805942202858
- https://x.com/WordAndWeight/status/2085017038418796738
- https://x.com/MariaMaham68630/status/2085023835779104989
- https://x.com/Vanarchain/status/2085060493639893237
- https://x.com/Michaeljknorr/status/2085062259831914690
- https://x.com/MarcusSpillane/status/2085075827469791646
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