In praise of empathic AI.

Trends Cogn Sci

Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada; Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8047, USA.

Published: February 2024

In this article we investigate the societal implications of empathic artificial intelligence (AI), asking how its seemingly empathic expressions make people feel. We highlight AI's unique ability to simulate empathy without the same biases that afflict humans. While acknowledging serious pitfalls, we propose that AI expressions of empathy could improve human welfare.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2023.12.003DOI Listing

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