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

A joint study by Microsoft-backed 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, published this week, raise questions about the emotional…