A pessimistic approach to griefbots: free-energy, affective scaffolds, and the ethics of human-griefbot interaction

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dc.contributor.authorArriagada Bruneau Gabriela Constanza
dc.contributor.authorAraya, José M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-21T12:48:49Z
dc.date.available2025-11-21T12:48:49Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe affective scaffolding framework underlies differing perspectives on how griefbots affect the grieving process. While some researchers are optimistic, others draw more cautious conclusions. We endorse the view that griefbots are affective scaffolds. However, we draw a pessimistic conclusion about human-griefbot interaction. There are two main views on successful grief: the “Freudian view” and the continuing bonds view. The “Freudian view” paves the way to the pessimistic conclusion.In this paper, we propose a free-energy approach of the “Freudian view”. Predictive processing is often regarded as providing a process theory for the free-energy principle. In this framework, model evidence must be maximised by updating and optimising models. Griefbots are not recommendable since they are scaffolds that obstruct and lengthen the maximisation of model evidence, making models more rigid and poorly adaptable to changing dynamics. Building on this approach, weexamine the ethical dimensions of griefbot’s use and design. We argue that there is something inherently morally wrong in the very conception of griefbots. Their functionality predisposes them to cause harm by disrupting the grief process.
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dc.fuente.origenSIPA
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11097-025-10112-4
dc.identifier.eissn1572-8676
dc.identifier.issn1568-7759
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:105020886345
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-025-10112-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107073
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001607267500001
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Filosofía; Arriagada Bruneau Gabriela Constanza; 0000-0002-0006-7024; 217928
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.revistaPhenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectGrief
dc.subjectPredictive processing
dc.subjectGriefbots
dc.subjectAffective scaffolding
dc.subjectSelfmodelling
dc.subject.ddc100
dc.subject.deweyFilosofíaes_ES
dc.titleA pessimistic approach to griefbots: free-energy, affective scaffolds, and the ethics of human-griefbot interaction
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados217928
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