By Paula Fontenelle and Eve Herold – Physiology Today –
Healthspan Compass editor in chief Eve Herold speaks with journalist and psychotherapist Paula Fontenelle about the psychological dangers and pitfalls of over-reliance on robot and chatbot relationships. “Relating to AI” focuses on the seismic societal changes occurring with interactive technology, also the subject of Herold’s latest book, Robots and the People Who Love Them.
Key points
- AI companionship doesn’t mirror only our need to connect. It also mirrors our desire to control.(/li>
- We design bots to obey—and that dominance may reshape how we relate to people.(/li>
- Artificial intimacy lowers tolerance for real human imperfection.(/li>
- Loneliness fuels our turn to machines, creating a self-perpetuating cycle of isolation.(/li>
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