Does AI Need Empathy in Medicine?
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- Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong
- Reported year
- 2026
- Reported language
- en
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- book-chapter
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- 2026-11-14T02:29:22.697169+00:00
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AI developers are beginning to claim that their products have empathy and that this improves their ability to succeed at various tasks, including medical advice and psychotherapy. This chapter argues that AIs can succeed in these practical tasks just as well without real cognitive empathy, affective empathy, or compassion, but they still need an appearance of empathy and motivation to help.
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- https://openalex.org/W7208769441
- DOI
- 10.1017/9781009639057.027
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- Cambridge University Press
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- Cambridge University Press
- Reported publication date
- 2026-09-05
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Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong. Does AI Need Empathy in Medicine?. 2026. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009639057.027
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- Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong. (2026). Does AI Need Empathy in Medicine?. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009639057.027
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- Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong. Does AI Need Empathy in Medicine?. Cambridge University Press. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009639057.027
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- Walter P. Sinnott-Armstrong. Does AI Need Empathy in Medicine?. 2026. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009639057.027
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