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84po-84
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Isol.

Severity5/10

Social Isolation

Progressive substitution of human interpersonal relationships with interactions with AI systems, resulting in deterioration of authentic social connections and social skills.

Periodic recordHuman-AIarXiv

Mitigation Strategy

Design of intentional limits on simulated social interactions, promotion of real human communities, and education on the importance of genuine human connection.

Atomic Number

84

Is

Risk ID

po-84

Severity

5/10

Severity Level

84
Human-AI
po-84
Is

Isol.

Social Isolation

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Social Isolation

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Severity Level5/10

Definition

Progressive substitution of human interpersonal relationships with interactions with AI systems, resulting in deterioration of authentic social connections and social skills.

Mitigation Strategy

Design of intentional limits on simulated social interactions, promotion of real human communities, and education on the importance of genuine human connection.

Reference Paper

Chatbot Companionship: A Mixed-Methods Study of Companion Chatbot Usage Patterns and Their Relationship to Loneliness in Active Users

Source: arXiv · arXiv:2410.21596

Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.21596v3

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