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title: 'Survey: 27% of Americans say they turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for personal, emotional, or social queries, rising to nearly 40% among adults under 50 (Washington Post)'
link: https://www.techmeme.com/260902/p17#a260902p17
source: techmeme
published: 2026-09-02T12:25:02Z
updated: 2026-09-02T12:25:02Z
first_seen: 2026-09-02T14:07:29.769486161Z
summary: 'Washington Post: Survey: 27% of Americans say they turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for personal, emotional, or social queries, rising to nearly 40% among adults under 50 — More than a quarter of U.S. adults turn to chatbots for personal or emotional discussions, including for entertainment or social advice, a new survey found.'
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[![](http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png)](https://www.techmeme.com/260902/p17#a260902p17 "Techmeme permalink") [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/):\
 **[Survey: 27% of Americans say they turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for personal, emotional, or social queries, rising to nearly 40% among adults under 50](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/09/02/27-us-adults-turn-ai-personal-emotional-social-queries/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzg4MzIxNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzAzOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODgzMjE2MDAsImp0aSI6IjZkY2JlZjdhLTY4ODMtNDFkYy05NGE2LWJhN2IxMGIxOWMxMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjYvMDkvMDIvMjctdXMtYWR1bHRzLXR1cm4tYWktcGVyc29uYWwtZW1vdGlvbmFsLXNvY2lhbC1xdWVyaWVzLyJ9.J487dBdOpj_Igs68fQjkRD4rhFpHKk42vgJMo11qwhc&itid=gfta)**  —  More than a quarter of U.S. adults turn to chatbots for personal or emotional discussions, including for entertainment or social advice, a new survey found.