Social isolation and loneliness are the emotional consequences of technology-based remote working and place additional burdens on the mental health of remote-working staff.

I was not aware of the epidemic of loneliness until speaking on the subject and receiving hundreds of responses. This is a matter of life and death. Technology and social media have connected the ...

The rapid normalization of AI risks creating new forms of atypical digital companionship at a time when societies are still ...

Loneliness is an epidemic – a public health crisis in the United States – and research is now showing that feeling left alone and nowhere to go is bad for emotional health, but it can prove to be ...

The technology landscape is approaching a fundamental transformation. As we stand at the threshold of 2026, five key trends ...

In 2023, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy formalized the concern of loneliness as an epidemic in an official advisory, stating one in two adults in the United States reported experiencing ...

Loneliness has only become more prominent in the United States and worldwide following the 2020 pandemic. This mental health concern has become so prominent that the U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy ...

Brenda Lam uses an AI chatbot at least once a week. For the 69-year-old retired banker from Singapore, the chatbot brings her peace of mind. “It motivates me,” says Lam, who communicates with AMI-Go, ...

We've all felt lonely at some point in our lives, whether during the COVID-19 pandemic, an illness, or after losing a family member. People can even feel lonely even when surrounded by others. In 2023 ...

Growing older brings meaning and fulfillment — but it also comes with shifting relationships, health changes, and new ...