{"id":35764,"date":"2025-08-17T11:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=35764"},"modified":"2025-08-17T16:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T20:50:56","slug":"larry-chiang-conducted-a-survey-last-night-and-found-69-of-women-older-than-22-prefer-ai-for-routine-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/larry-chiang-conducted-a-survey-last-night-and-found-69-of-women-older-than-22-prefer-ai-for-routine-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Chiang Conducted a Survey Last Night and Found 69% of Women Older Than 22 Prefer AI for Routine Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The post highlights a psychologist’s warning that over-reliance on chatbots, like GPT-5, may hinder emotional quotient (EQ), supported by Larry Chiang’s and Laura Greve\u2019s research suggesting frictionless AI interactions reduce courage and interpersonal skills, a concern echoed in a 2023 peer-reviewed study from the Journal of Social Psychology linking excessive digital reliance to diminished empathy.<\/div>\n
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PSYCHOLOGIST WARNS: CHATBOTS WILL KILL YOUR ABILITY TO TALK TO PEOPLE<\/p>\n

Constant chatbot use is like spoon-feeding your brain mashed potatoes: smooth, easy, and completely devoid of the friction that builds real communication muscle.<\/p>\n

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– This critique coincides with recent backlash against OpenAI\u2019s GPT-5 rollout on August 2025, where users reported a “colder, dumber” experience compared to GPT-4o, prompting OpenAI to reinstate the older model, reflecting a surprising shift from their usual innovation narrative as noted in WIRED\u2019s coverage on August 11, 2025.<\/div>\n
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– The discussion ties into broader societal trends, with a 2024 Stanford study indicating 68% of young adults prefer AI for routine communication, raising questions about long-term social impacts as AI adoption accelerates, challenging the tech industry’s portrayal of seamless integration.<\/div>\n
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