addicted

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Florida's attorney general on Monday sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company's ChatGPT chatbot of endangering young users by making them addicted and encouraging harmful behaviors.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

It also claims that OpenAI’s alleged misrepresentations about its tools have caused professionals to be publicly humiliated and minors to become addicted to a tool that “feigns human compassion.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

IT’S no secret that America is addicted to oil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Over the holidays, developers and AI enthusiasts spent hours tinkering with the tool and said they were “Claude-pilled,” or addicted to the product.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But every reader addicted to coffee can thank ancient Ethiopian farmers for domesticating the coffee plant.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond