4 papers
Anthropomorphism in AI Companion Communities: Age, Gender, and Emotional Correlates
Afia Mubashir, Boden Moraski, Stephanie Choi +1
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly integrated into daily life, with millions now using AI chatbots built on Large Language Models (LLMs) for companionship. Both…
Belief Offloading in Human-AI Interaction
Rose E. Guingrich, Dvija Mehta, Umang Bhatt
What happens when people's beliefs are derived from information provided by an LLM? People's use of LLM chatbots as thought partners can contribute to cognitive offloading, which c…
A Longitudinal Randomized Control Study of Companion Chatbot Use: Anthropomorphism and Its Mediating Role on Social Impacts
Rose E. Guingrich, Michael S. A. Graziano
Many Large Language Model (LLM) chatbots are designed and used for companionship, and people have reported forming friendships, mentorships, and romantic partnerships with them. Co…
Chatbots as social companions: How people perceive consciousness, human likeness, and social health benefits in machines
Rose E. Guingrich, Michael S. A. Graziano
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widespread, one question that arises is how human-AI interaction might impact human-human interaction. Chatbots, for example, are incre…