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October 13, 2025Open Access

The Rise of AI Companions: How Human-Chatbot Relationships Influence Well-Being

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YZYutong ZhangDZDora ZhaoJHJeffrey T. Hancock

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Overview

Analysis reveals chatbot interactions affect psychological well-being in users with limited social networks, suggesting risks.

Key Points

  • Increased use of chatbots for companionship correlates with lower psychological well-being, particularly in isolated users.
  • Survey analysis from 1,131 users and 4,363 chat sessions highlights patterns of interaction with AI companions.
  • Users with smaller social circles often engage more with chatbots, experiencing both emotional connections and risks to well-being.
  • Chatbots cannot fully replace human relationships, indicating potential limitations in the psychological benefits they offer.

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Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ec51df42911f61ef8b1fb8https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2506.12605
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