Effects of Large Language Model–Based Offerings on the Well-Being of Students: Qualitative Study
This study employed exploratory in-depth interviews to examine how the usage of LLM-based offerings, such as ChatGPT, makes users feel and assess the effects of using LLM-based offerings on mental well-being. The findings of this study show that students used ChatGPT to make their lives easier and felt a sense of cognitive escapism and even fantasy fulfillment, but this came at the cost of feeling anxious and pessimistic about the future.
Authors
- Ailin Anto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4024-2237)
- Arunima Basu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-7275)
- Thomas Foscht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9788-2913)
- Rania Selim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4899-7244)
- Andreas Benedikt Eisingerich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5531-4662)
Institutions
- University of Graz (AT)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/64081
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- AI in Service Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.52