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OpenAI, in partnership with MIT, releases its first study on how ChatGPT use affects emotional well-being: Study Links Between ChatGPT Use and Loneliness. (www.media.mit.edu)
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[โ€“] seven_phone@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Correlation does not equal causation.

[โ€“] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago

Yes based on my experience with the world (and really just common sense), the most likely causal link here is that being lonely causes you to both talk with ChatGPT more and to use affective language in your conversation.