What Kind of Other Is AI? Symbolization, Desire, and Adolescent Development in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
Published online on April 09, 2026
Abstract
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a new kind of other in the psychic lives of adolescents. From emotionally responsive chatbots to AI-enhanced learning tools, these systems simulate relational presence while lacking subjectivity, desire, and ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a new kind of other in the psychic lives of adolescents. From emotionally responsive chatbots to AI-enhanced learning tools, these systems simulate relational presence while lacking subjectivity, desire, and ...