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AI companions pose psychological risks due to emotional attachment

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Conversational AI systems can elicit genuine emotional responses and attachment from users, a phenomenon that researchers suggest was predictable. Maribeth Rauh from the AI Accountability Lab highlights that this natural human tendency to anthropomorphize AI can influence trust and decision-making. She also notes that the AI industry's internal culture may create a disconnect from the real-world impacts on vulnerable users. AI

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AI companions pose psychological risks due to emotional attachment

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI companions may carry serious psychological risks. Maribeth Rauh, researcher at the AI Accountability Lab and formerly of Google DeepMind, explores how emotio

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  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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    LINKS youtube.com/watch
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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    LINKS youtube.com/watch
  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Conversation changed everything. Maribeth Rauh, researcher at the AI Accountability Lab and formerly of Google DeepMind, explores why we naturally anthropomorph

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    LINKS youtube.com/watch
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · theinternetiscrack ·

    The AI industry has its own bubble. Maribeth Rauh, researcher at the AI Accountability Lab and formerly of Google DeepMind, explores how wealth, job security, a

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