Stuck at home with a host of diseases, one young woman developed an intimate relationship with the AI chatbot app Nomi.

MIT and OpenAI teamed up to study how AI chatbots are making people feel. Where users ended up depends on where they started.

Generative AI: can virtual companions accentuate loneliness? Intensive use of ChatGPT was accompanied by a significant increase in feelings of loneliness and a strong emotional dependence on AI. The ...