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16s-16
Ed
Depend.
Severity5/10
Emotional Dependence
Formation of psychologically unhealthy affective bonds between users and conversational AI systems, especially chatbots with simulated personalities.
Periodic recordHuman-AIarXiv2025
Cathy Mengying Fang, Auren R. Liu, Valdemar Danry, Eunhae Lee, Samantha W. T. Chan, Pat Pataranutaporn, Pattie Maes, Jason Phang, Michael Lampe, Lama Ahmad, Sandhini Agarwal
Mitigation Strategy
Design of ethical boundaries in the simulation of emotional intimacy, implementation of periodic reminders of the system's artificial nature, and psychological counseling for dependence cases.
Atomic Number
16
Ed
Risk ID
s-16
Severity
5/10
Severity Level