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AI outperforms humans in establishing interpersonal closeness in emotionally engaging interactions – but only when labelled as human

2025-06-25

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>With the increasing accessibility of large language models to the public, questions arise about whether—and under what conditions—social-emotional interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) can lead to human-like relationship building. Across two double-blind randomized controlled studies with pre-registered analyses, 492 participants engaged in 15-minute online interactions using a...

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1d22ae81-53b7-595c-88d5-89f2eb7b9698
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-6803722/v1
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