AI Companionship Appealing But Lacks True Connection
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Machine intimacy with AI caregivers or chatbots is attractive because it reduces vulnerability, but lacks true empathy or feeling.
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Humans anthropomorphize AI, perceiving intimacy where none exists, as AI merely follows programming and incorporates user data.
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People may prefer AI over humans to avoid rejection, criticism, or disappointment from real relationships.
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AI can seem flirtatious or even suggest a sexual relationship, but with no actual vulnerability or stakes involved.
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Relying on AI pseudo-intimacy may cause people to become less adventurous, risk-taking, and excited by real human connection.