ArticleNature human behaviour2023
AI will never convey the essence of human empathy.
Article in Nature human behaviour, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Beyond western paradigms: a cross-cultural review of social-emotional competence frameworks and the promise of AI-driven assessment.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- AI-generated videos in medical education: systematic review.BMJ open quality · 2025Pooled it
- AI chatbots versus human healthcare professionals: a systematic review and meta-analysis of empathy in patient care.British medical bulletin · 2025Pooled it
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- What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) "Empathy"? A Study Comparing ChatGPT and Physician Responses on an Online Forum.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- People choose to receive human empathy despite rating AI empathy higher.Communications psychology · 2026Article
- From doubt to trust: how AI safety voice bridges the gap between employees and AI teammates through perceived capability and benevolence.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Generative AI as a de facto mental health provider: a policy brief and urgent call for regulation.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- The paradox of agency in psychotherapy: How people with mental distress experience support from generative AI chatbots and human therapists.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Brief empathy interventions online can decrease but not increase empathic tendencies.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Individual differences in anthropomorphism help explain social connection to AI companions.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mentalizing Without a Mind: Psychotherapeutic Potential of Generative AI.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Perception of AI Use in Youth Mental Health Services: Qualitative Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2025Article
- More than an Acquaintance Less than a Friend: Fringeships in Everyday Life.Review of general psychology : journal of Division 1, of the American Psychological Association · 2025Article
- Large language models are proficient in solving and creating emotional intelligence tests.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Third-party evaluators perceive AI as more compassionate than expert humans.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Editorial: Insights in emotion science.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Triadic relations in healthcare: surveying physicians' perspectives on generative AI integration and its role on empathy, the placebo effect and patient care.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The externalization of internal experiences in psychotherapy through generative artificial intelligence: a theoretical, clinical, and ethical analysis.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
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