Why human-AI relationships need socioaffective alignment
Authors: HR Kirk, I Gabriel, C Summerfield, B Vidgen
Published: 2024
Publication: Humanities and Social ..., 2025 - nature.com
The paper emphasizes the need for socioaffective alignment in human-AI relationships to ensure AI systems support human psychological needs rather than exploit them, as interactions with AI transition from transactional to sustained engagement.
Methods: Conceptual analysis of socioaffective dynamics in human-AI interactions, framed through psychological theories and principles.
Key Findings: Exploration of how AI systems impact socioaffective relationships, psychological needs, autonomy, companionship, and human well-being.
Limitations: The paper is theoretical and does not provide empirical data or operationalized frameworks; practical implementation and validation of socioaffective alignment remain unexplored.
Institution: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
Research Area: Socioaffective Alignment in Human-AI Relationships, AI Ethics,Behavioral Science
Discipline: Artificial Intelligence, Behavioral Science
Citations: 59
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04532-5