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The Fragility of AI Companionship: Ontological, Structural, and Normative Uncertainty in Human-AI Relationships

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Main Authors:	Zhang, Renwen, Xie, Lezi
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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