New research raises concerns that emotional reliance on AI chatbots could deepen social isolation for some users.

A pair of studies conducted by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab found a small percentage of test subjects who used ChatGPT ...

Pattie Maes, the Germeshausen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT and head of the Fluid Interfaces research group ...

Recent research on the emotional use of AI Chatbots reveals that for a subgroup of "heavy users," it can be associated with ...

Americans are turning to AI chatbots for mental health support, but experts warn that tech can’t replace real human empathy, ...

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Miso is a traditional Japanese condiment made by fermenting cooked soybeans and salt. Researchers successfully made miso on the International Space Station (ISS). They found that the miso smelled and ...

Dartmouth’s AI chatbot Therabot cut depression symptoms by 51% in a trial, showing promise as a scalable mental health tool ...

New research from OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab reveals a growing trend among a small but significant group of users: emotional dependence on the chatbot. These so-called "power users" — those who ...

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The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience will present the ...