The Impact of Emotional Companionship AI on Changing the Social Relationship Situation of Young People

Hang Lyu; Jiaqi Wang

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.HT29225

Communications in Humanities ResearchOpen access

The Impact of Emotional Companionship AI on Changing the Social Relationship Situation of Young People

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The Impact of Emotional Companionship AI on Changing the Social Relationship Situation of Young People

Hang Lyu ¹, Jiaqi Wang ^2*

¹ Wuhan Media College

² University of Leeds

^*Corresponding author: dckp5459@leeds.ac.uk

Published on 5 November 2025

CHR Vol.95

ISSN (Print): 2753-7072

ISSN (Online): 2753-7064

ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-509-7

ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-510-3

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Abstract

Technology continues to advance, and artificial intelligence is vigorously developing. Emotional companionship AI has become a hot topic of discussion today. For young people, as society continues to develop, the pressure of survival is also increasing year by year. In a constantly competitive environment, young people need a lot of time to study, work, and strive to improve themselves. Their social time is constantly decreasing, but they need a simple and effective way to relieve stress. Emotional companionship AI meets this standard and requirement, and emotional companionship AI is changing the social relationship landscape of young people. Due to the continuous improvement of AI technology, the social needs of young people, and the good market value of emotional AI. AI has shifted from being tool-based and practical to being accompanied by emotions. Young people have become the main audience for emotional companionship AI due to the increasing social pressure, awkward social environment, and rising social costs. This article uses a review method to conduct research and integrate and reflect on the existing applications and literature of emotional companionship AI. It has been determined that emotional companionship AI has a profound social impact on young people. Human beings need to leverage the advantages of emotional companionship AI without violating moral norms and ethics. Utilizing emotional companionship AI to further optimize the social situation of young people.

Keywords:

Emotional companionship, AI, ethics, young people

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[1]. Deng, S. and Jia, R. (2025) Research on companionship AI user experience based on the three levels of emotion theory. Intelligence Theory and Practice, 1–12.

[2]. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.(2025) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 60(4), 1–8.

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[8]. Observer Network (2025) Chen Sijia’s Lynksoul COO Wang Bihao: In the future, people will need to collaborate with AI, bringing about a need for emotional connection between humans and AI.

Cite this article

Lyu,H.;Wang,J. (2025). The Impact of Emotional Companionship AI on Changing the Social Relationship Situation of Young People. Communications in Humanities Research,95,41-47.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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