Hacker News with Generative AI: Loneliness

Empty Calories of AI: A Cure for Loneliness Worse Than the Disease? (peakhorse.substack.com)
In the face of a growing loneliness epidemic, artificial intelligence chatbots are being heralded as a revolutionary solution.

Artificial Intelligence, Loneliness, Technology, Mental Health

54 points by wizardcat 3 days ago | 57 comments

Heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization (platformer.news)
New research from OpenAI shows that heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization. Will AI companies learn from social networks' mistakes?

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Loneliness, Mental Health, Research

90 points by suvan 32 days ago | 72 comments

Are fantasy games like Dungeons and Dragons a cure for US's loneliness epidemic? (businessinsider.com)
Are fantasy games like Dungeons & Dragons the cure for America's loneliness epidemic?

Games, Loneliness, Social Interaction, Mental Health

41 points by rntn 34 days ago | 75 comments

Obsessing over loneliness is a key factor in the development of depression (elpais.com)
According to data from the latest report from the State Observatory of Unwanted Loneliness (SoledadES), corresponding to the year 2024, one in five people in Spain suffers from loneliness, and of these, almost 70% say they have been in that situation for more than two years.

Loneliness, Mental Health, Depression, Spain

6 points by domofutu 47 days ago | 2 comments

Invisible Epidemic: The Loneliness Epidemic (2023) (pudding.cool)
This is a 62-year-old Hispanic male – let's call him Martin.

Loneliness, Mental Health, Society, Data Visualization

57 points by kamikazeturtles 96 days ago | 18 comments

The Anti-Social Century (theatlantic.com)
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

Social Trends, Sociology, Loneliness, American Culture, Politics

152 points by coloneltcb 105 days ago | 158 comments

Americans are now spending more time alone than ever (theatlantic.com)
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

Social Trends, Loneliness, Psychology, Politics

16 points by williamsmj 108 days ago | 1 comments

When I was lonely, I used to hate weekends (bubblic.app)
During the loneliest phase of my PhD, I used to dread the weekends.

Loneliness, Academia, Personal Experiences

5 points by jaybhum 126 days ago | 1 comments

AI Companions Reduce Loneliness (arxiv.org)
Chatbots are now able to engage in sophisticated conversations with consumers in the domain of relationships, providing a potential coping solution to widescale societal loneliness.

AI, Loneliness, Chatbots, Relationships, Social Issues

51 points by Dowwie 216 days ago | 81 comments

A lonely man in his 30s found welcome and community at spin class (longreads.com)
It’s my first day of spin class, and I am in the darkest corner of the room.

Community, Fitness, Social Connection, Loneliness, Personal Growth

140 points by mooreds 221 days ago | 200 comments

Japan police: Nearly 4k who died alone at home not found for over a month (nhk.or.jp)

Japan, Loneliness, Crime, Social Issues

107 points by rntn 239 days ago | 217 comments

We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer? (nytimes.com)

Loneliness, Psychology, Social Issues, Mental Health

11 points by yamrzou 286 days ago | 2 comments

For Older People Who Are Lonely, Is the Solution a Robot Friend? (nytimes.com)