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Research
Latest funding
- $100,000
Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $5,990
Connected Conversations: The Stories and Science Describing The Impacts of Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Disconnection and What We Can Do To Build a More Connected Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models
Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Aknin, Lara; Benoit, Cecilia M; Chen, Frances; Cosco, Theodore D; Joordens, Steve; Kim, Lawrence
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Digital Mental Health; Human-Computer Interaction; Large Language Models; Loneliness; Psychosocial Wellbeing; Social Connection; Social Support; Technology And Society
Connected Conversations: The Stories and Science Describing The Impacts of Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Disconnection and What We Can Do To Build a More Connected Canada
Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Bombaci, J. P; Chen, Frances
Keywords: Health Promotion; Loneliness; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Disconnection; Social Isolation
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