R0024/2026-03-25/Q003/S01
WebSearch — Dopamine engagement loops in AI chatbot interactions
Summary
| Field |
Value |
| Source/Database |
WebSearch |
| Query terms |
"dopamine engagement loops AI chatbot sycophantic responses addictive patterns research" |
| Filters |
None |
| Results returned |
10 |
| Results selected |
2 |
| Results rejected |
8 |
Selected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S01-R01 |
The Dark Addiction Patterns of Current AI Chatbot Interfaces |
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706599.3720003 |
CHI 2025 peer-reviewed paper identifying four addiction patterns including dopamine mechanisms |
| S01-R02 |
The AI Genie Phenomenon and Three Types of AI Chatbot Addiction |
https://arxiv.org/html/2601.13348v1 |
Systematic study of AI chatbot addiction types with N=334 and sycophancy as factor |
Rejected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S01-R03 |
Social Media Algorithms and Teen Addiction (PMC) |
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11804976/ |
About social media, not AI chatbots specifically |
| S01-R04 |
The Rise of AI Chatbot Dependency |
https://www.familyaddictionspecialist.com/blog/the-rise-of-ai-chatbot-dependency |
Clinical practice blog; lower rigor than academic sources |
| S01-R05 |
Feedback Loops Between AI Chatbots and Mental Illness |
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.19218 |
Tangential — about mental illness feedback loops, not dopamine-driven addiction specifically |
| S01-R06 |
AI Addiction: Signs, Effects, and Who Is At Risk? |
https://www.addictioncenter.com/behavioral-addictions/ai-addiction/ |
Treatment center content; commercial interest |
| S01-R07 |
Mitigating Social Media-Induced Dopamine Loops (SSRN) |
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/4977488.pdf?abstractid=4977488 |
About social media dopamine mitigation, not AI chatbots |
| S01-R08 |
What Research Says About AI Chatbots and Addiction |
https://www.techpolicy.press/ai-chatbots-and-addiction-what-does-the-research-say/ |
Selected via S02 instead — synthesis article |
| S01-R09 |
From the ELIZA Effect to Dopamine Loops |
https://constitutionaldiscourse.com/from-the-eliza-effect-to-dopamine-loops-ai-and-mental-health/ |
Selected via S02 instead |
| S01-R10 |
arXiv PDF: AI Genie Phenomenon |
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.13348 |
Duplicate format of S01-R02 |
Notes
The search returned a mix of academic research and popular commentary. The two selected results represent the most rigorous academic sources with direct relevance to dopamine mechanisms in AI chatbot addiction.