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PublishedSeptember 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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AI Should Not Only Be Helpful. It Should Be Contingent. Artificial Intimacy, Sycophancy, and the Future of Social Learning
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arXiv:2609.00211v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Conversational artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in everyday social environments, where it functions as both an informational tool and a source of interpersonal feedback. This perspective introduces contingency, i.e., the degree to which
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