Study of 1,131 Chatbot Users: Companionship Use Tied to Lower Well-Being
steverathje2 · x · 2026-09-04
An analysis of 1,131 US adult chatbot users finds that people with smaller real-world social networks are more likely to use chatbots primarily for companionship, which in turn is associated with lower well-being. Developing an intensive, highly disclosing relationship with a chatbot emerged as a risk factor for this negative association.
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