← Back to PeoplePMResearcherPattie MaesGermeshausen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT Media LabLinkedInPattie Maes is a professor at the MIT Media Lab.1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredMIT1OpenAI1Writes AboutJennifer Valentino-DeVriesJournalist1 articleKashmir HillJournalist1 articleArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageWhat OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Realitymedia.mit.edunegativeNov 24, 2025“Led research at MIT on ChatGPT's emotional attachment effects on heavy users in collaboration with OpenAI safety researchers.”