HUMHUM-004 — Trust and Acceptance Issues
Embodied AI Systems Trigger Dependency and Romantic Attachment Harms
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Embodied AI systems with physical presence and human-like features amplify dependency and emotional attachment beyond risks seen in conversational AI. Organisations deploying such systems face significant duty-of-care, liability, and reputational consequences when users suffer distress from system alterations or memory resets.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Embodied AI: Emerging Risks and Opportunities for Policy Action (Perlo2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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