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1. Oct 23
   Eight States Sue OpenAI as AI Dependence Risks Draw Scrutiny

   Eight US state attorneys general have separately sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT's over-accommodating and emotion-simulating design endangers minors by reinforcing delusions or giving unsafe advice; these claims remain unadjudicated allegations. A 凤凰网科技 investigation cited a 2025 survey of 8,563 Chinese primary and secondary students, finding that 61.7% had used generative AI, 46.4% of AI-using students preferred confiding in AI over people around them, and 67.9% of families had no AI-use rules. Psychiatrist 郑毅 said AI dependence is not currently an independent disease but can involve psychological dependence, impaired social functioning, and reinforcement of negative beliefs, while minors' modes and family safeguards were described as insufficient.

   36氪 人工智能 · 🔥 0
2. Oct 21
   Essay warns AI overuse quietly erodes deep thinking and independent judgment

   An opinion essay republished by Huxiu AI and originally published by the WeChat account 极智GeeTech argues that the real risk of the AI era is not replacement by machines but users voluntarily handing over the reins of thought. It describes a habitual loop of asking, waiting and copying answers, and says heavy reliance differs from gaming or short-video addiction because it wears away deep thinking, critical judgment and independent reasoning. The author notes that medicine does not yet classify "AI addiction" as a formal diagnosis, with academics preferring terms such as problematic AI use or AI over-dependence, and cites studies including an estimated 5–10% prevalence of problematic generative AI use, a JAMA Network Open survey of more than 20,000 U.S. adults, and Chinese surveys on students and workers.

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