5 papers
Innovating with Generative AI: A Human Bottleneck Framework
Julian De Freitas, Ayelet Israeli, Gideon Nave +2
We propose a human bottleneck perspective for understanding how generative AI transforms the innovation process. The central premise is that many constraints traditionally plaguing…
AI Companions as Hyper Attachment and Caregiving Targets
Julian De Freitas
How should we make sense of people's interactions with AI companions-conversational systems built for ongoing, emotionally meaningful relationships? First, I argue these interactio…
Emotional Manipulation by AI Companions
Julian De Freitas, Zeliha Oguz-Uguralp, Ahmet Kaan-Uguralp
AI-companion apps such as Replika, Chai, and Character.ai promise relational benefits-yet many boast session lengths that rival gaming platforms while suffering high long-run churn…
Lessons From an App Update at Replika AI: Identity Discontinuity in Human-AI Relationships
Julian De Freitas, Noah Castelo, Ahmet K. UÄuralp +1
Can consumers form especially deep emotional bonds with AI and be vested in AI identities over time? We leverage a natural app-update event at Replika AI, a popular US-based AI com…
Anti Robot Speciesism
Julian De Freitas, Noah Castelo, Bernd Schmitt +1
Humanoid robots are a form of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) that looks and acts more and more like humans. Powered by generative AI and advances in robotics, humanoid robot…