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

"I couldn't stop reading them. I was addicted to story."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Many told stories about how they had become addicted to Hollywood movies and South Korean soap operas.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden