About The AI Addiction Center

The AI Addiction Center is an independent information site about heavy and compulsive use of AI companions and chatbots. It is written for adults, 18 and over. It is not a clinic, a treatment service or a crisis line.

Who this site is for

• Adults who wonder whether their own use of a chatbot or AI companion has become a problem.
• Partners, friends and parents (adults) who are worried about someone else’s use and want plain information.
• Employers and managers who want to think about healthy AI use at work.
• Anyone who wants to understand how these products work and what is known, and not known, about dependency on them.

What we do

• Publish information. Guides to specific apps, explanations of what research and reporting say, and a news archive. Our pages link their sources. See sources and editorial standards.
• Offer a free self-check. A 20-question assessment (about 4 minutes) and a shorter 7-question version (about 2 minutes) that sort your answers into three bands. Your result comes by email. It is not a diagnosis. See how it is built.
• Offer two related things. Workplace workshops on healthy AI use, delivered by AI Addiction Center trainers in the USA (see corporate wellness), and a page on finding a counselor, where counselors can also apply to be listed. This site does not provide counseling or therapy.
• Sell guides. Short digital guides, sold on Gumroad: the AI Detox Blueprint, the Parent Conversation Kit, a bundle of the two, and the CAIDAS PDF.
• Correct mistakes. If something is wrong, tell us. See corrections.

What we do not do

• We do not diagnose, treat or counsel anyone.
• We do not have licensed clinicians treating or reviewing individual visitors.
• We do not recommend that anyone stop using AI altogether. The goal of the information here is to help you understand your own use.
• We do not sell your assessment answers. We do not keep them. See the Privacy Policy.

Who runs it

This site is run as a business by The AI Addiction Center, which does not name the individuals who write and edit it. You can reach the business at the address, phone number and email at the bottom of this page.

We know that is unusual for a health-related topic, and that it asks you to trust a site without a face. So we do not ask you to trust us on credentials. We do not list qualifications, titles or years of experience, because none are claimed. Instead, you can check the work:

• Factual claims point to sources you can open.
• How the assessment is scored is published in full, including its limits.
• Corrections are public.
• We say when AI tools are used in making pages. See editorial standards.

How the site is paid for

• Sales of our guides on Gumroad. This is the main source of money.
• Affiliate links. Some pages and emails link to products or services, such as a therapy service or an app-blocking tool, where we may earn a commission if you sign up. We say so next to the link. Affiliate links never decide what a page says or how an app is described.
• We run no display ads. We do not sell your data.

Where our information comes from

Our pages draw on published research, official guidance, court filings, regulator pages and news reporting. Examples of sources we rely on:

• MIT Technology Review: “We need to prepare for ‘addictive intelligence’”
• Nature: “Supportive? Addictive? Abusive? How AI companions affect our mental health”

AI addiction is not a formal diagnosis. The American Psychiatric Association lists internet gaming disorder as a condition for further study, and the WHO’s ICD-11 includes gaming disorder. Neither covers AI chatbots. We say so wherever it matters, and we try to say what is established and what is still unsettled.

Other sites from the same publisher

The same publisher also runs amiaddictedtoai.com, amiaddictedtochatbots.com and aiaddictionquiz.com. Other sites and our social profiles are linked in the footer of every page.

Take the free assessment

If you are wondering where you stand, the free assessment takes about 2 minutes (7 questions) or 4 minutes (20 questions), and the result is sent to your email.

If you need help now

Call or text 988. Text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line). Call SAMHSA at 1-800-662-4357. In an emergency call 911. This site is educational and is not a substitute for professional care. See the Medical Disclaimer.

Contact

• The AI Addiction Center
• 175 Commerce Dr, Hauppauge, NY 11788
• Phone: +1 (914) 893-2821
• Email: info@theaiaddictioncenter.com

See the contact page for what we can help with.