by Laurie Hilsgen | Mar 26, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
Heavy users of ChatGPT tend to be lonelier, more emotionally dependent on the AI tool and have fewer offline social relationships, new research suggests, as reported in The Guardian. Only a small number of users engage emotionally with ChatGPT, but those who do are...
by Laurie Hilsgen | Mar 25, 2025 | Loneliness, News Media
Read the full Spinoff story about the impacts of social isolation and loneliness here in Aotearoa. It’s a beautiful summer evening in Cornwall Park, with families scattered on the grass and a live band playing a backing track to their laughter. Sprawled on a picnic...
by Laurie Hilsgen | Nov 25, 2024 | Loneliness, News Media
A study has found almost a third of retirees frequently feel lonely or socially isolated. The research, by Age Concern Auckland, found 59 percent of New Zealanders aged 65 and above had felt lonely recently, and 30 percent felt that way a lot or all of the time. Chief...
by Louise Rees | Sep 5, 2023 | Loneliness, News Media
The Griefity online grief support platform aims to create connections through technology and offer practical support to those experiencing grief and loss. In a world where grief and bereavement touch the lives of countless individuals, Griefity acts as a...
by Louise Rees | Aug 29, 2023 | Loneliness, News Media
Russell Hopkins was out for a walk one day in Blenheim when he decided he might have found the perfect spot to have a shared home for over-65s. Hopkins is a member of Abbeyfield Marlborough, a group that’s been trying to bring a shared flat-style home to Blenheim for...
by Louise Rees | Aug 24, 2023 | Loneliness, News Media, Stories
In a recent Washington Post article, 71-year-old Leonard Felson tells about embarking on a one-month quest to re-establish a circle of friends. He writes: “I went on a one-month quest, partly as a reporter, but also as a 71-year-old man who has few close...
