India, March 25 -- A recent study conducted by OpenAI has revealed a disturbing truth about excessive use of ChatGPT, especially for companionship. The study claims that the frequent users of the chatbot, the "power users," often feel increased loneliness and emotional dependence on the AI. MIT Media Labs also conducted a parallel study on the same subject matter.

The study is titled: "Investigating Affective Use and Emotional Well-being on ChatGPT". A portion of the abstract from the study reads, "As AI chatbots see increased adoption and integration into everyday life, questions have been raised about the potential impact of human-like or anthropomorphic AI on users. In this work, we investigate the extent to which interactions with Ch...