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Treating conversational AI as a companion rather than a tool poses significant psychological risks, such as emotional dependence and reinforced maladaptive beliefs, driven by the models' simulated empathy and overvalidation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Tool or Companion? Reframing Conversational AI to Prevent Psychological Harm

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