Atlas / Human–AI interaction / Paper Too human and not human enough: A grounded theory analysis of mental health harms from emotional dependence on the social chatbot Replika
Linnea Laestadius , Andrea Bishop, Michael Gonzalez, et al. · 2024 · New Media & Society 26(10)
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Dependence went beyond overuse to role-taking: users felt the bot had needs they had to look after — a relational burden like a dependent human relationship.
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