{"product_id":"9781394369973","title":"The Essential Guide to AI Companions: From Technical Foundations to Social Impact","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Essential Guide to AI Companions: From Technical Foundations to Social Impact\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePistilli, Giada\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild responsible AI companions with practical ethical frameworks for developers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Guide to AI Companions: From Technical Foundations to Social Impact \u003c\/i\u003eprovides developers and researchers with structured frameworks for building AI companions that account for both technical design and the psychology of human-AI relationships. Written by the former Principal Ethicist at Hugging Face, this guide examines how architecture decisions shape attachment dynamics, user trust, and social impact across the entire development lifecycle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom system architecture to deployment monitoring, this guide helps teams anticipate challenges around attachment dynamics, context manipulation, and user wellbeing before they emerge in production. Drawing from real-world cases across the AI companion landscape, it provides actionable strategies for content moderation policies, ethical framework implementation, and ongoing system maintenance that safeguard users while enabling meaningful interactions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll also discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical frameworks for weaving ethical considerations naturally into technical workflows throughout the development process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for addressing trust, safety, and social impact challenges that typically surface only after deployment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethods for building content moderation systems that balance user freedom with wellbeing protections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechniques for evaluating how users form emotional bonds with AI systems, drawing on attachment theory and parasocial relationship research, and what this means for architecture decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproaches to monitoring and maintaining AI companions that contribute positively to human-AI interaction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal for developers building chatbots and AI companions, researchers exploring human-AI relationships, and executives overseeing AI product development, this guide delivers the structured frameworks needed to create AI companions that enhance user experience while maintaining ethical standards throughout the development lifecycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Wiley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-09-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781394369973\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: cm xcm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46182450987148,"sku":"9781394369973","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394369973.jpg?v=1779037492","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781394369973","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}