arXiv:2606. 26982v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being integrated into mental health support tools and other psychologically sensitive conversational applications.
By Abla Bedoui, Ashley L. Greene, Mohammed Cherkaoui
arXiv:2606. 18129v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent incidents involving LLMs used for mental-health support reveal a critical evaluation gap: surface-level safety scores do not capture how models behave across realistic, emotionally sensitive interactions over time.
By Abeer Badawi, Moyosoreoluwa Olatosi, Negin Baghbanzadeh, Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari, Frank Rudzicz, R. Shayna Rosenbaum, Sara Pishdadian, Elham Dolatabadi
arXiv:2512. 04124v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Frontier language models increasingly participate in conversations about distress and mental health, yet the mechanisms that generate anthropomorphic self narratives remain unclear.
By Afshin Khadangi, Hanna Marxen, Amir Sartipi, Igor Tchappi, Gilbert Fridgen
arXiv:2607. 15282v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Empathy is most often theorized as resonance: a mirroring of another's present emotional or cognitive state.
By Molood Arman
arXiv:2608. 12372v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AI systems are increasingly employed as decision aids, decision delegates, or autonomous decision-makers.
By Vijay Keswani, Breanna K. Nguyen, Cyrus Cousins, Vincent Conitzer, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Jana Schaich Borg
arXiv:2607. 07766v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have become significant providers of mental health support, yet they remain products of an attention economy whose operational and commercial targets favour sustained engagement over the friction that effective psychological support often requires.
By Gwydion Williams, Sara Zannone, Bilal A Mateen