People choose to receive human empathy despite rating AI empathy higher.

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Title: People choose to receive human empathy despite rating AI empathy higher.
Authors: Wenger JD; Psychology Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. jdw6278@psu.edu., Cameron CD; Psychology Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.; Rock Ethics Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA., Inzlicht M; Psychology Department, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Rotman School of Management, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Source: Communications psychology [Commun Psychol] 2026 Jan 31; Vol. 4 (1), pp. 19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 31.
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