MR-036 Human & usage System scope

Anthropomorphism, emotional dependence and psychological harm

Human-like interaction fosters unhealthy emotional dependence or misplaced trust, and related psychological harm, as distinct from content that promotes self-harm.

Risk family: Human & usage
MIT domain: 5. Human-Computer Interaction
MIT subdomain: 5.1 > Overreliance and unsafe use
AI type: GPAI
Scope: System
Source standard: MIT AI Risk Repository v4

Provenance

Source standard

MIT AI Risk Repository v4

MIT source entries

16 entries across 8 papers

Abercrombie2024A Collaborative, Human-Centred Taxonomy of AI, Algorithmic, and Automation Harms58.03.01 58.03.02 58.03.10 58.03.11
AIVerify2023Summary Report: Binary Classification Model for Credit Risk26.11.00
Allianz2018The Rise of Artificial Intelligence - Future Outlooks and Emerging Risks41.04.01
Gabriel2024The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants24.05.00 24.05.05 24.05.07 24.06.02
Li2025A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents66.07.03 66.07.06
Perlo2025Embodied AI: Emerging Risks and Opportunities for Policy Action70.04.04
Stanley2024Emerging Risks and Mitigations for Public Chatbots: LILAC v169.09.00 69.09.02
Weidinger2021Ethical and social risks of harm from language models17.05.00

Ev IDs of the entries consolidated into this risk in the MIT AI Risk Repository (V4); the source sheet row appears on hover.

ISO/IEC references

23894 obj A.10; src 7; mech B.4 | 42001 ctrl A.5.4, A.8.2

Framework crosswalk

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Sourcesframeworks that contributed to the register

A.10 ISO/IEC 23894 Annex A A.10

A.5.4 ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A A.5.4
A.8.2 ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A A.8.2

Cross-checksframeworks mapped in to test coverage

ibm-impact-on-human-dignity Impact on human dignity partial

GENAI.7 Human-AI Configuration

ASI09 Human-Agent Trust Exploitation

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