Interviews with AI companion users indicate that virtual embodiment introduces support-intrusion tensions, makes relationships socially legible, and heightens risks of dependence and judgment.
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LLMs prompted as peer supporters for ADRD caregivers produce synthetic lived experience through narrative language that differs from human peers in first-person and past-tense usage, revealing a narrative authenticity gap.
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"If I Can See You": Understanding Spatially Situated Virtual Embodiment in Close Human-AI Relationships
Interviews with AI companion users indicate that virtual embodiment introduces support-intrusion tensions, makes relationships socially legible, and heightens risks of dependence and judgment.
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When AI Says "I have been in similar situations": Synthetic Lived Experience in Peer-Like Caregiver Support
LLMs prompted as peer supporters for ADRD caregivers produce synthetic lived experience through narrative language that differs from human peers in first-person and past-tense usage, revealing a narrative authenticity gap.