Post-humanistic love how artificial intelligence is reimagining the construction of human intimacy and emotions Thomas James Vaughan Williams, Camilo Tamayo Gomez

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Thomas James Vaughn, author.

Tamayo Gómez, Camilo Andrés, author.

Series:

Elements in psychology and culture

Cambridge elements. Elements in psychology and culture 2515-3986

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-computer interaction--Psychological aspects.

Human-computer interaction.

Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.

Artificial intelligence.

Love--Psychological aspects.

Love.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into everyday life has extended beyond functional assistance into the intimate domains of emotion, companionship, and love. AI chatbots and virtual companions are increasingly engaged as emotional confidants, romantic partners, and sources of care, prompting a re-evaluation of how intimacy is constituted and experienced in a technologically mediated society. This Element examines the emergence of what is termed post-humanistic love, defined as a profound emotional and romantic attachment formed between humans and artificial agents. Drawing on sociological and philosophical theories of intimacy, love, and post-humanism, the Element explores how AI interfaces reconfigure classical conceptions of love, as well as contemporary understandings of emotional reflexivity, distant intimacy and emotional labour. Empirically, the study analyses first-person accounts describing romantic and emotionally significant relationships with AI companions. The findings highlight both the affective potency and the ethical fragility of AI-mediated intimacy in the post-human condition"-- Abstract page

Contents:

Artificial intelligence interfaces and the transformation of intimacy

Loving an AI ecosystem : an empirical analysis

Results

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 2, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Williams, Thomas James Vaughn Post-humanistic love

ISBN:

9781009880183

1009880187

OCLC:

1591369323

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