Bowling with ChatGPT: On the Evolving User Interactions with Conversational AI Systems Recent studies have discussed how users are increasingly using conversational AI systems, powered by LLMs, for information seeking, decision support, and even emotional support. However, these macro-l...

#BowlingAlone documented a quiet shift from collective to solitary practices.
In Bowling with ChatGPT ( #TheWebConference2026), we study whether a similar shift is unfolding in interactions with conversational AI.

arxiv link: arxiv.org/abs/2602.01114

We (@md.ekstrandom.net and @ssahebi.bsky.social) received 706 abstracts in the User Modeling, Personalization, and Recommendation track at #TheWebConference2026. #usermodeling #personalization #recsys