AI companionship or digital entrapment? investigating the impact of anthropomorphic AI-based chatbots
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A forum content analysis by Richet found self-reported dependency, withdrawal-like symptoms, strong anthropomorphizing of chatbots, and symptoms of depression or exhaustion related to chatbot interactions.
“Another forum content analysis by Richet found self-reported dependency, withdrawal-like symptoms, strong anthropomorphizing of chatbots, and symptoms of depression or exhaustion related to chatbot interactions130.”
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- Authors
- Richet, J.-L.
- Affiliations
- IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Richet, Jean-Loup
- ORCID
- Richet, Jean-Loup
- Venue
- Journal of Innovation & Knowledge
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2025-11
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 100835
- ISSN
- 2444-569X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4414837698
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20
- FWCI
- 8.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in Service Interactions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Keywords
- chatbots, AI companionship, human-AI interaction
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