The Rise of AI Companions: Interaction with AI Companions and Psychological Well-being

Understand

As large language model (LLM)-enhanced chatbots become increasingly expressive and socially responsive, many users begin forming companionship-like bonds with them.

• This study investigates how using AI companions relates to psychological well-being.
• We collected self-reported data from 1,131 U.S.
• adults who use CharacterAI, including survey responses and 4,664 chat sessions (464,687 messages) from 237 participants.