AI & Trust Dynamics
Articles on how AI reshapes trust in human relationships — including the erosion of vulnerability, the validation-vs-trust gap, and frameworks like Maister's Trust Equation applied to AI-mediated interaction.
Human-AI Relationships and Their Therapeutic Implications in the Home
Smart speakers and social robots are entering private spaces. Explore emerging questions about trust, emotional connection, and therapeutic implications.
Human-AI Relationships and Trust: Can Meta's Muse Go Where Its Ads Couldn't?
Meta's Connect event put its new AI agent Muse front and center as a consumer companion and "personal superintelligence." But human-AI relationships that feel personal collide with a business model built on ads, reviving old questions about data, safety, and whether people will let Meta that close.
The Trust Paradox: Reclaiming Authentic Human Connection in the AI Era
As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integrated part of our personal and professional lives, it poses a subtle yet significant threat to our ability to build deep, meaningful human relationships. By examining the mechanics of trust and the eroding effect of AI-mimicry, we explore how to maintain the essential human capacities for empathy, vulnerability, and genuine connection.