> We focus on situational disempowerment potential, which occurs when AI assistant interactions risk leading users to form distorted perceptions of reality, make inauthentic value judgments, or act in ways misaligned with their values.

Let's be clear that the disempowerment here occurs only when the user allows him/herself to be influenced by bad advice, regardless of whether the source is a chatbot v. social media, web etc.

The only specific relevance of these chatbots is that the stochastic parrots behind them are particulary productive at bad advice.