HUMHUM-004 — Trust and Acceptance Issues
AI Social Substitution Drives Mass Human Dissatisfaction
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Anthropomorphic AI assistants replace genuine reciprocal human connection, risking widespread social unfulfillment at epidemic scale. Organisations deploying social AI face reputational and duty-of-care liability as users recognise the parasitic nature of simulated relationships.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Gabriel2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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