AI RESEARCH
Appropriateness of Empathy in AI: A Signal-Cost Perspective
arXiv CS.AI
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ArXi:2605.31340v1 Announce Type: cross The appropriateness of empathy in AI has emerged as a critical concern, as excessive empathy risks seeming manipulative while insufficient empathy appears dismissive. While prior research has explored how to quantify empathy in AI, few studies examine whether such empathy is contextually appropriate. This paper