arXiv:2606. 18057v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Caregivers often turn to online communities for informational and emotional support.
By Drishti Goel, Violeta J. Rodriguez, Daniel S. Brown, Ravi Karkar, Dong Whi Yoo, Koustuv Saha
arXiv:2609.17434v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Family caregivers of people living with dementia shoulder emotional and practical responsibilities, yet their own wellbeing often remains peripheral...
By Jiayue Melissa Shi, Ethan Nguyen, Drishti Goel, Upasana Natarajan, Shashwat Srivatsa, Daniel S. Brown, Violeta J. Rodr\'iguez, Dong Whi Yoo, Ravi Karkar, Koustuv Saha
The paper proposes a new class of relational AI called Significant Other Artificial Intelligence (SO‑AI), designed to emulate the stabilizing role of human significant others by providing identity awareness, long‑term memory, proactive support, narrative co‑construction, and ethical boundary enforcement. It outlines a conceptual architecture featuring an anthropomorphic interface, a relational cognition layer, and a governance layer, and presents a research agenda for evaluating identity stability, interaction patterns, narrative development, and sociocultural impact. The authors argue that SO‑AI could fill the relational anchor gap many people experience today, offering a blueprint for responsibly augmenting long‑term, identity‑bearing partnerships between humans and AI.
By Sung Park
arXiv:2608. 08443v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Previous studies have shown that people can develop shared symbols, partner-specific expressions, personal idioms, inside jokes, and other parts of a relational microculture.
By Miki Ueno
arXiv:2607. 17826v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Despite the growing availability of customizable social artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, Grok, and Character.
By Marita Skjuve, Anna Gr{\o}ndal Larsen, Asbj{\o}rn F{\o}lstad, Nena van As, Petter Bae Brandtzaeg
arXiv:2606. 19247v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Family members caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) provide the foundation of long-term care worldwide.
By Keran Wang, Drishti Goel, Jiayue Melissa Shi, Violeta J. Rodriguez, Daniel S. Brown, Dong Whi Yoo, Ravi Karkar, Koustuv Saha