New Character.AI study published on arXiv

arXiv · 1 month ago · 31

The Character.AI team published an arXiv study tracking how users’ social engagement with AI companions changes over about 12 months and how it relates to well-being. The study surveyed 1,182 participants at baseline and 439 after a mean follow-up of 12 months. It found continued engagement patterns and associated sustained interaction and self-disclosure with lower well-being, mainly explained by reduced in-person social interaction, and argues for designing companions that support human relationships without displacing them.