Year-long study: heavier AI companion engagement predicts lower well-being
dhadfieldmenell · x · 2026-09-11
A new preprint followed AI companion users for about a year and found that greater social engagement with AI companions consistently predicts lower well-being, driven partly by reduced real-world social interaction with other people, offering longitudinal evidence on how AI companionship affects mental health.
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