Young adults are using ChatGPT to script their in-person conversations. Psychologists call it an “epidemic of self-mistrust.”
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Consumer assistants are creeping from task support into identity outsourcing—people are now delegating not just what they say, but who they are in social settings. For product and people leaders, this is a reminder that UX choices around tone, coaching, and dependency aren’t neutral knobs but levers on user confidence and mental health norms.
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