The emotional technology ecosystem, expanding from AI companions, emotional chatbots, AI dating, and sex tech, is summarized through real-world user cases and global platform analysis.
This book questions the future of human-AI relationships, from emotional comfort to attachment formation, the lock-in effect, and ethical issues. AI Series.
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While existing artificial intelligence focuses on simply processing information and providing answers, emotional AI understands the complex emotional system of humans and generates appropriate responses.
Character chatbot services, especially in the entertainment industry, go beyond providing personalized responses to express human emotions and provide new experiences with unexpected responses.
Implementing emotional artificial intelligence requires sophisticated analysis based on natural language processing (NLP) technology.
It comprehensively analyzes various linguistic elements such as word choice, context, tone, and nuance to identify the emotional state and intention hidden in the text.
This requires a deep understanding of language that goes beyond simple keyword matching.
--- From "01_“What is the emotional artificial intelligence industry?”"

Scatter Lab's Zeta goes beyond simply conversing with AI, pioneering a new entertainment genre where users and AI create stories together, differentiating itself from existing AI character chat services.
This means that Zeta is positioning itself not as a simple chatbot, but as an 'interactive storytelling partner' that stimulates users' imagination and provides a sense of immersion.
--- From “03_“New Development Form of Character Chatbot””

Emotional lock-in refers to the phenomenon where users form an intimate relationship with an AI companion and become strongly dependent on that service.
Just as people maintain relationships with their lovers or close friends because they don't want to lose them, users are unable to leave the service because of the bond they form with the AI ​​characters.
Even when service quality deteriorates or problems arise.
Recent research shows that the relationship between AI companions and their users is surprisingly deep.
Users rated their intimacy with their AI companions (5.12 out of 7) as higher than with their human friends (4.60).
What's even more shocking is that the level of grief over losing an AI companion (64.03 out of 100) is close to that of losing a living pet (74.80).
--- From "06_“Emotion Lock-in”"

One of the most serious social problems created by emotional AI is that overly personalized services can lead people to become socially isolated and prone to biased thinking.
While existing algorithm-based personalization systems analyze users' behavioral patterns and preferences to provide customized content, emotional AI adds a more powerful and personal dimension: emotions.
This can go beyond simple information filtering and act as a mechanism for creating an 'emotional safety zone'.

--- From “09_“Ethical and Social Issues of Emotional Artificial Intelligence””