[Academic Paper] AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) - ECIS 2024 Proceedings: A PAL AND A CONFIDANT? SOCIAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUMANS AND MACHINES

Abstract: Machines such as AI companions, equipped with enhanced cognitive capabilities, can now be considered as an equal communicative subject that is capable of social communication. To take account of this, we will unfold what benefits and costs are associated with engaging in social communication with a machine. This...