A new review on the phenomenon of "problematic artificial intelligence use" has been published

Day by day, myriad uses of artificial intelligence continue to raise increasingly sticky issues and intense debates in a range of spheres, including research. In an effort to inform current narratives with rigorous research analysis, Francesca Maria Dagnino, Chiara Fante, and Marcello Passarelli from CNR’s Institute for Educational Technology (CNR-ITD), in collaboration with Vittorio Guerrieri from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), have just published a scoping review on the topic in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.

Entitled "Addicted, attached, or just delegating? A scoping review on problematic artificial intelligence use", the study draws on hard evidence from 37 empirical research studies to examine how problematic AI use is being conceptualized, measured, and investigated.

The authors uncover the fragmented nature of current research, identifying three main conceptual perspectives. In response, they call for clearer theoretical frameworks and AI-specific assessment tools, together with more longitudinal and experimental research to help us better understand the mechanisms behind emerging AI problematisation.