AI & Wellbeing
How does interacting with AI affect trust, connection, and everyday habits? In this collection, I review work on chatbot use, loneliness, and the relationships students may form with conversational systems.
The questions below offer starting points for educational discussion about intentional use and human connection. They invite careful reading of what a study observed and what it can actually establish.
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What you can learn from this research
Use these questions to find a starting point. Each theme connects an idea with a practical question for your work.
Intentional use
Why are students turning to a chatbot, and for how long?
Explore the difference between purposeful assistance and open-ended reliance. Invite reflection on what learners seek from an interaction and what it replaces.
Trust and human-like interfaces
Does a convincing voice make a response feel more trustworthy?
Discuss how tone and conversational design can shape perceptions. Help learners separate a system’s manner of speaking from the reliability of its response.
Connection and companionship
How does chatbot use fit alongside relationships with people?
Use the research to open discussion about reassurance, companionship, and social connection. Avoid assuming that the same pattern applies to every learner.
Reading the evidence
Does an association establish cause and effect?
Distinguish assigned conditions from voluntary patterns of use. Consider duration, setting, and participants before extending findings to students in your classroom.
Explore the research and resources
Browse my reviews and resources below to explore these ideas further and follow the sources behind them.
