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Me and My AI Bot: Exploring the 'AIholic' Phenomenon and University Students' Dependency on Generative AI Chatbots - Is This the New Academic Addiction?

2026-03-04

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Amidst the buzz of technological advancement in education, our study unveils a more disconcerting narrative surrounding student chatbot interactions. Our investigation has found that students, primarily driven by intrinsic motivations like competence and relatedness, increasingly lean on chatbots. This dependence is not just a preference but borders on an alarming reliance, magnified ex...

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043333cb-263f-5875-8e8a-9ffcbf650652
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-3508563/v3
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