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    Greater social engagement with AI companions predicts lower well-being, a preprint author says

    The author says the team followed users for about a year and attributes part of the relationship to less real-world social interaction with other people.

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    An author sharing a preprint says data from users followed for about a year show that greater social engagement with AI companions consistently predicts lower well-being. The author attributes part of that relationship to lower real-world social interaction with other people.

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    @MohitIyyerRT @zhangyt0704: People have realized the influence of AI companionship on our mental well-being. But how this happens remains a mystery.…
    @Diyi_YangWe followed over 1000 CharacterAI users for a year to see how AI companionship shapes well-being over time. More social engagement with AI companions consistently predicted lower well-being. And a big reason behind it is less in-person time with other people 🤔
    @srchvrs@Diyi_Yang Interesting result, but how can we be sure that it's not the other way around? People with a lower well-being seek AI companionship more?
    @natashajaquesRT @Diyi_Yang: We followed over 1000 CharacterAI users for a year to see how AI companionship shapes well-being over time. More social eng…

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    @MohitIyyerRT @zhangyt0704: People have realized the influence of AI companionship on our mental well-being. But how this happens remains a mystery.…
    @Diyi_YangWe followed over 1000 CharacterAI users for a year to see how AI companionship shapes well-being over time. More social engagement with AI companions consistently predicted lower well-being. And a big reason behind it is less in-person time with other people 🤔
    @srchvrs@Diyi_Yang Interesting result, but how can we be sure that it's not the other way around? People with a lower well-being seek AI companionship more?
    @natashajaquesRT @Diyi_Yang: We followed over 1000 CharacterAI users for a year to see how AI companionship shapes well-being over time. More social eng…