AI Could Drive Us To Drink Says New Research

An American Psychological Association research paper predicts that that as workers interact with AI systems (and rely more on them), this could lead to social disconnection at work, feelings of loneliness, and even insomnia and alcohol consumption. 

Work-Related Interactions Being Altered & Creating Social Disconnection 

The research, entitled "No Person Is an Island: Unpacking the Work and After-Work Consequences of Interacting with Artificial Intelligence," published in the Journal of Applied Psychology says that as AI systems are increasingly integrated across organisational functions and into the work lives of employees, the coupling of employees and machines is fundamentally altering their work-related interactions.