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new study (disclaimer: not peer reviewed) found that chatbot use was associated with *greater* loneliness and reduced social interaction. don't think it's crazy that people will start paying for friends vs. paying for AI services to address this. sounds dystopian but if you consider how it's already happening then you realize it's surprisingly not. for example, in LA and NYC: - social clubs like SoHo House or Zero Bond; you have to pay - luxury wellness spaces like Hume or Othership; you have to pay - cool coworking spaces like Neuehouse or Malin; you have to pay - group activity apps like 222 or TimeLeft; you have to pay link to study: https://arxiv.org/html/2503.17473v1
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shoni.eth
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"The study measures loneliness using the 8-item UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-8), which captures subjective feelings of social isolation and disconnection. Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale (1 = Never to 4 = Often), with higher scores indicating greater loneliness. Example items include "I lack companionship" and "I feel isolated from others"" the current state of AI lacks identity context, awareness of other people, and therefore cannot act as a connector/social experience given these metrics. it is literally an isolated experience
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shoni.eth
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^ it just happens to be a highly intellectual isolated experience. most of my experience is work related, which is already isolated, so in that case it's more not less beneficial (imo) (i.e. code review) (outside perspective)
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