AI-Generated Empathy: Opportunities, Limits, and Future Directions
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Published online on July 11, 2026
Abstract
Current Directions in Psychological Science, Ahead of Print.
Greater numbers of people are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for empathy and emotional support. Here, we review and synthesize recent empirical work on how people perceive empathy from AI versus from humans. Growing evidence points to two dueling ...
Greater numbers of people are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for empathy and emotional support. Here, we review and synthesize recent empirical work on how people perceive empathy from AI versus from humans. Growing evidence points to two dueling ...