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Mental Health and Virtual Companions: The Example of Replika
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“In terms of the intimate and sexual aspects of using AI companions, the removal of erotic roleplay (ERP) in Replika sparked backlash, exposing tensions between user expectations, corporate decisions, and ethical considerations in AI companionship [41].”
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- Authors
- Goodings, L., Ellis, D., & Tucker, I.
- Venue
- Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Switzerland
- Published
- 2024
- Pages
- 43-58
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- 2946-2754
- 2946-2762
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- 10
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- 9
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- en
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