Undergrads 18-25 - AI Chatbots Nonacademic Use - Mental Health

Undergraduate students (18-25): Have you ever relied on or interacted with AI chatbots outside of an academic context? Hello! A classmate and I (journalism majors) are currently writing a story for the LB Current about the growing intersection of AI and mental health. We would like to know whether anyone uses/has ever used LLM chatbots, such as ChatGPT, outside of academic contexts (e.g to address mental needs/concerns, rant/vent, etc.) If you have, are/were there any particular reasons why? Was it convenient for you? Feel free to direct message me if that is more comfortable for you! Thank you!