Millions Talk to ChatGPT Like a Friend But Some Are Getting Too Attached

And here is how to over come it

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A recent internal analysis by OpenAI suggests that a small but significant share of users around 0.03% show signs of emotional attachment to ChatGPT, highlighting a new kind of human-AI relationship.

Does that make you uneasy? It should.

How often do you ask AI if your job is safe while letting it plan your emails and your day? When was the last time you let yourself sit with a tough thought without reaching for a screen? It doesn’t feel wrong in the moment but slowly it chips away at the parts of us that are human.

In philosophy, agency means the ability to act from your own will to decide, not just react. Lately I’m not sure I’m doing much of either.

A friend used to call after dinner but now she says her AI ‘understands her tone better.’ My cousin, a student, prefers an AI tutor over a teacher. Even I use AI as an accountability ‘partner.’

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It’s not that AI is replacing us. We are doing it ourselves. We stopped showing up for each other and slowly machines filled the gaps we left.

How many times have WE chosen to message an AI

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