Are AI chatbots designed to be addictive?

About this episode

The episode discusses the addictive nature of AI chatbots with Dr. Dongwook Yoon from UBC.

Dr. Dongwook Yoon, UBC associate professor of computer science and senior author of the study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jas Johal

Guest: Dr. Dongwook Yoon

Topics covered

• AI chatbots
• addiction
• computer science
• technology
• research

Keywords

• AI
• chatbots
• addiction
• technology
• computer science
• research
• Dr. Dongwook Yoon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UBC, CKNW, Curiouscast

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