Caring Without Feeling: Affective Dynamics as the Control Layer of Human-AI Agent Collaboration
AI agents that plan, retain memory across sessions, invoke external tools and act with partial autonomy are transforming human--AI collaboration. Research on affective computing, simulated empathy in large language models, trust in automation and AI safety has illuminated important design principles, yet these literatures remain fragmented. No integrated account explains how affective cues operate within agentic collaboration -- settings in which humans delegate, monitor and correct consequentia
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Published: 8 May 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Safety & alignment · Jobs & economy · Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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