Microsoft exec: an AI avatar that chats through a crisis instead of pointing to human help has failed
moniquejmorrow · x · 2026-09-16
In a talk clip, Monique Morrow addresses the trust people place in AI avatars: when someone in crisis shares deeply personal thoughts, a system that merely continues the conversation instead of guiding them toward human help has failed, no matter how sophisticated its response sounds.
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