A new paper from two University of Maine researchers explores the challenges and opportunities for scholars and practitioners ...

Following a survey of 2,500 workers (including executives, full-time employees, and freelancers) across multiple countries, ...

Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.

With human guidance, AI can deliver empathy at scale—and that may be its most transformative power. Empathetic design could ...

Productivity gains from AI are only sustainable when AI augments, not replaces, human connection, purpose, and growth.

As corporations market artificial intelligence companions to more people, they expect real human relationships to suffer.

AI chatbots are becoming more popular, offering people friendship, romance and even sex. Are these 'real' relationships? What ...

Understanding the potential for AI-triggered negative feedback loops is important to shape the hybrid path as we walk it.

A chatbot designed to avoid anthropomorphism offers a compelling glimpse into the future of human-to-AI relationships.

Young people do not trust that a story is credible simply because an expert, editorial gatekeeper, or other authority figure ...

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on July 8, 2025, we discuss the growing trend of human/AI relationships and what, if any, boundaries should be put in place.

I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely ...