A new horror for a new technology: Social dependency on an AIThere are steps people can take to avoid falling into a dependency on a non-sentient chatbotBy Parmy Olson / Bloomberg OpinionAmelia Miller has an unusual business card. For all our fears of AI, the most popular new tools are more customizable than social media ever was. Doing that with technology means that over time, people resist the basic social exchanges that are needed to make deeper connections. Configure ChatGPT to be direct and seek advice from real people rather than an AI model that validates all ideas. A former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, she is author of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World.

Source: Taipei Times January 04, 2026 16:05 UTC