Philosophical vertigo with artificial intelligence
Large language models are already adept at engaging users in long, emotionally salient conversations across ordinary and existential domains. They are also capable of inducing a potent sense of connection with a human-like entity, even when the user knows their interlocutor is artificial. For some users, these conversations can unsettle assumptions about mind, reality, agency and authority, producing forms of ontological shock and epistemic destabilisation in which inherited criteria become newl
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Published: 12 August 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Safety & alignment
Retrieved: 13 August 2026
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