Source: Sex and the State
by Cathy Reisenwitz
“It’s too early, obviously, to know whether LLMs like ChatGPT will make people more or less lonely on-net. In a new paper, (which I just wrote about) called Vicious Circles: Social Isolation and Poverty, my friend Michael Tanner cited research showing that some AI features moderately reduced loneliness in the near-term. However, people felt more lonely, more dependent, and did less socializing in the real world after heavy daily use. I think this matters because six years ago I wrote that loneliness is the biggest problem facing modernity. I have not changed my mind.” (02/19/26)
https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/maybe-we-should-make-chatgpt-less