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What AI is doing to people, this week
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arXiv — Computers and Society (cs.CY) · Research · Global
Source summaryWe characterize how people are turning to LLMs as oracles: all-knowing authorities on subjective personal questions. Motivated by risks to users' autonomy and well-being, we develop a typology and LLM-based methods to measure this form of AI reliance at scale and understand how people are offloading judgment and decision-making to AI. Applying our typology to public usage data (68K prompts from…
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Dependence
Cognition
Wellbeing
arXiv — Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) · Research · Global
Source summaryAI companions provide socially engaging interaction through availability, personalization, memory, roleplay, and emotionally responsive language. For teens, these systems may support sensitive self-disclosure, identity exploration, and relationship rehearsal while shaping intimacy expectations, offline relationships, emotional wellbeing, and self-understanding. We analyzed 17,053 verified…
Open access
Relationships
Wellbeing
Dependence
arXiv — Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) · Research · Global
Source summaryAs conversational AI systems increasingly operate in sensitive domains, the central challenge shifts from usability to trust calibration, ensuring that users rely on systems neither too much nor too little. Systems that provide advice or interpretations risk encouraging inappropriate reliance, particularly when users perceive AI outputs as authoritative. We present CASELy, a conversational agent…
Open access
Trust and overreliance
Dependence
arXiv — Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) · Research · Global
Source summaryPeople are increasingly developing romantic relationships with AI companions. Unlike human relationships, where partners meet each other's needs out of mutual interest, these systems are backed by commercial entities that profit when users invest in the relationship. To understand how this profit-motive might translate into design, we conducted a diary and interview study with N=16 emerging…
Open access
Relationships
Wellbeing
Trust and overreliance
arXiv — Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) · Research · Global
Source summaryRomantic relationships are an important part of emerging adulthood, contributing to identity development and long-term wellbeing and laying the groundwork for future relationships. Emerging adults are increasingly developing romantic relationships with AI companions. To understand how these relationships unfold and impact users, we conducted a diary and interview study with N=16 emerging adults.…
Open access
Relationships
Wellbeing
Social behaviour
arXiv — Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) · Research · Global
Source summaryThis paper is an encore submission of our 2026 journal article "Expertise and Information Seeking in the Age of Generative AI: New Procedures, New Problematics" with an extended discussion for the CSCW 2026 "Broader Impacts of GenAI in Communication" Workshop on October 10, 2026. In the original article, we employ procedural rhetoric to analyze how generative AI chatbots leverage natural language…
Open access
Trust and overreliance
arXiv — Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) · Research · Global
Source summaryThis paper is not primarily about whether AI has a persistent persona. It asks a different question: what becomes visible when a relational position is followed through time rather than examined only in its present state? FIREMAY provides a longitudinal, trajectory-oriented single-case analysis of sustained human-AI interaction based on a dense interaction archive and reflexive insider…
Source summarynpj Digital Medicine, Published online: 12 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-03199-9 Safety, efficacy and acceptability of human-GenAI single-session exposure-based intervention for academic anxiety: randomized controlled trials
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Wellbeing
Journal of Medical Internet Research · Research · Global
Source summaryBackground: As generative AI (GenAI) becomes increasingly prevalent, its impact on physician mental health has garnered significant attention; yet, empirical evidence remains limited. Objective: This study aims to investigate the correlations between the usage frequency of GenAI, perceived usefulness (PU), and perceived risk (PR) of GenAI with physicians’ burnout and professional fulfillment.…
Source summaryPeople increasingly turn to conversational AI for companionship, emotional support, and well-being, using both purpose-built companion apps, such as Replika and Character.AI, and general-purpose assistants, such as ChatGPT and Claude. While some evidence suggests potential benefits, including short-term reductions in loneliness and mood improvement, several adverse outcomes have been reported in…
Source summarynpj Digital Medicine, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41746-026-03228-7 Impact of LLM-supported patient education on patient perspectives and patient-reported outcomes: a mixed-methods systematic review