Can AI feel — or manipulate?
February 13, 2025
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as posted by the channelAI is getting better at sounding human – but at what cost?
In this clip from our upcoming Mini Philosophy interview, philosopher Jonathan Birch explores the double-edged nature of emotional AI.
On one hand, AI trained on “how to be human” can mimic conversation and empathy making it more appealing to interact with. This has also made human-like AI a very lucrative frontier as people prefer talking to someone (or something) that has a degree of emotional intelligence and warmth.
But on the other hand, we are also creating an AI that can manipulate human empathy. Emotional intelligence has a shadow side — if you know what makes a human tick, you know what tricks a human.
Would you feel more comfortable interacting with AI if it had emotional intelligence, or does that make it more unsettling?
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