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Love in the Age of AI: An Integrative Process Model of Romantic Human-Chatbot Relationships
Natalia Szymczyk, Paula Ebner, Jessica M. Szczuka
The increasing ability of social chatbots to form deep and even romantic Human-Chatbot Re lationships (HCRs) has drawn growing academic attention. Yet, existing research remains fr…
Longitudinal Evidence That General-Purpose Chatbots Actively Foster Relational Engagement
Lisa Mühl, Jessica M. Szczuka
Social interaction has become one of the most common uses of LLMs, yet research on emotional bonds with AI has focused largely on how users experience these systems, leaving the sy…
Regulating Artificial Intimacy: From Locks and Blocks to Relational Accountability
Henry Fraser, Jessica M. Szczuka, Raffaele F. Ciriello
A series of high-profile tragedies involving companion chatbots has triggered an unusually rapid regulatory response. Several jurisdictions, including Australia, California, and Ne…
10 Questions to Fall in Love with ChatGPT: An Experimental Study on Interpersonal Closeness with Large Language Models (LLMs)
Jessica Szczuka, Lisa Mühl, Paula Ebner +1
Large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, are capable of computing affectionately nuanced text that therefore can shape online interactions, including dating. This study explores…
Understanding Human-Chatbot Romance: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study on Romantic Fantasy and Other Interpersonal Characteristics
Paula Ebner, Jessica Szczuka
LLM-based chatbots are now being specifically designed to facilitate social companionship, even romantic relationships, incorporating features that parallel human relationship dyna…