OpenAI finds own product ChatGPT linked to more loneliness, social isolation

March 25, 2025

, By The Economic Times

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A joint study by Microsoft-backed ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/openai” target=”_blank”>OpenAI and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab has found that frequent users of ChatGPT may be more prone to loneliness and social isolation.

Researchers analysed millions of text-based conversations and thousands of audio interactions, identifying a small group of “power users” who showed a strong correlation between intensive ChatGPT usage and increased feelings of loneliness, dependence, and reduced socialisation.

The findings, data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/openai-mit-research-collaboration-affective-use-and-emotional-wellbeing-in-ChatGPT/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>published this week, raise questions about the emotional…

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OpenAI finds own product ChatGPT linked to more loneliness, social isolation

March 25, 2025

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A joint study by Microsoft-backed ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/openai” target=”_blank”>OpenAI and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab has found that frequent users of ChatGPT may be more prone to loneliness and social isolation.

Researchers analysed millions of text-based conversations and thousands of audio interactions, identifying a small group of “power users” who showed a strong correlation between intensive ChatGPT usage and increased feelings of loneliness, dependence, and reduced socialisation.

The findings, data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/openai-mit-research-collaboration-affective-use-and-emotional-wellbeing-in-ChatGPT/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>published this week, raise questions about the emotional…

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