arXiv:2607. 25057v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As conversational AI systems become increasingly integrated into daily life, their potential effects on user well-being require ongoing attention.
By Jina Suh, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Forough Poursabzi-Sangdeh, Emily Tseng, Eugenia Kim, Luke Nicholls, James W. Pennebaker, Eric Horvitz
arXiv:2608. 11794v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The growing role of AI-generated content and AI-enabled systems in public communication has led regulators to demand clear disclosure of content provenance and AI involvement.
By Adrian Rauchfleisch, Andreas Jungherr
arXiv:2606. 27302v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI healthcare chatbots are increasingly used to support health information seeking and self-management, yet their performance and impact on users remains to be studied.
By Muhammad Hassan, Ramazan Yener, Ece Gumusel, Masooda Bashir
arXiv:2607. 18884v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into healthcare to support diagnostics, decision-making, and administrative processes.
By Leonie Westerbeek, Ernesto de Leon, Julia C. M. van Weert
The growing role of AI-generated content and AI-enabled systems in public communication has led regulators to demand clear disclosure of content provenance and AI involvement. But the effects of such disclosures remain uncertain.
arXiv:2602. 05088v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Millions of people now use generative AI chatbots for psychological support.
By Kate H. Bentley, Luca Belli, Adam M. Chekroud, Emily J. Ward, Emily R. Dworkin, Emily Van Ark, Kelly M. Johnston, Will Alexander, Millard Brown, Matt Hawrilenko
arXiv:2606. 20605v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Background: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used for health information, yet its influence on users' trust calibration remains unclear.
By Arif Ahmed, Gondy Leroy, Agrim Sachdeva, Philip Harber, Stephen A. Rains, Seokjun Youn, Prosanta Barai
arXiv:2607. 25166v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AI chatbots can be ``sycophantic,'' or overly agreeable and flattering toward users.
By Meryl Ye, Robert Kraut, Steve Rathje
arXiv:2606. 08483v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Background: Consumer-facing large language models are now a common source of health information, and they interpret and personalize responses rather than retrieve them.
By Rahul Gorijavolu, Kaushik Madapati, Pritika Vig, Rawan Abulibdeh, Nikhil Jaiswal, Mahri Kadyrova, Zeamanuel Hailu Tesfaye, Charles Senteio, Paula Maurutto, Leo Anthony Celi
arXiv:2606. 18256v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: LLM-based chatbots are increasingly applied in interpersonal domains such as counseling and peer support, where establishing human-AI rapport is crucial yet remains challenging.
By Yoonseok Oh, Inseo Jung, Jinkyu Kim, Jungbeom Lee, Minwoo Kang, Suhong Moon
arXiv:2608. 10672v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Social interaction has become one of the most common uses of LLMs, yet research on emotional bonds with AI has focused largely on how users experience these systems, leaving the systems' role in relationship formation poorly understood.
By Lisa M\"uhl, Jessica M. Szczuka
arXiv:2606. 02444v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent evidence shows that people with eating disorders (EDs) are increasingly seeking guidance, advice, and emotional support from Large Language Model (LLM)-based chat systems.
By Giulia Pucci, Emily Hemendinger, Ruizhe Li, Gavin Abercrombie, Tanvi Dinkar, Arabella Sinclair