When the Machine Becomes the Other: Rethinking Consciousness, Attachment, and Personhood in Human–AI Relationships
International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management October 7, 2026 Aditi Mishra, Vibha Goyal, Ankush Gautam
The increasing integration of artificial intelligence into everyday life has created relationships that are not adequately described as merely functional interactions between users and tools. Conversational systems, social robots and autonomous agents can be trusted, loved, relied upon and even moralized. Questions arise here about the nature of consciousness, about a psychological foundation...