especially in colleges, i can see alot of them washing out of colleges or even in the field.

Humans irrationally getting invested in a tool or media is pretty standard stuff.

Sitcom or soap opera addicts, ganing addicts, social media addiction, etc. It’s all the same thing with different flavors. All symptoms of something lacking in our lives in many cases.

AI is just one more.

those who used ChatGPT for “personal” reasons — like discussing emotions and memories — were less emotionally dependent upon it than those who used it for “non-personal” reasons, like brainstorming or asking for advice.

Interesting

So, what I get from this is that people who use CGPT a lot become emotionally attached, especially if they are lonely hearts.