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OpenAI's ChatGPT has gained immense popularity, attracting 400 million weekly active users since its launch. However, recent studies suggest that high usage of the chatbot may correlate with increased feelings of loneliness among its most frequent users. Researchers from OpenAI and MIT Media Lab analyzed millions of interactions and found that while ChatGPT can enhance productivity, it might also lead to social isolation.
The studies revealed a complex relationship between chatbot usage and loneliness, particularly among 'power users' who engage with the tool extensively. Voice interactions initially seemed to alleviate loneliness, but prolonged use often exacerbated feelings of isolation. This highlights the dual-edged nature of AI technologies, which can both connect and isolate users depending on their engagement patterns.
• High usage of ChatGPT linked to increased loneliness among users.
• Voice interactions initially reduce loneliness but worsen it with prolonged use.
Power users are individuals who engage with ChatGPT extensively, leading to heightened feelings of loneliness.
Affective cues refer to emotional signals in conversations, analyzed to understand user loneliness.
A multimodal model like GPT-4o can process and reason across different types of data, including audio and text.
OpenAI is a leading AI research organization known for developing advanced models like ChatGPT.
MIT Media Lab conducts interdisciplinary research, including studies on AI's impact on social behavior.
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