加拿大国际治理创新中心CIGI：呼吁应对人形人工智能对思想自由的威胁（英文版）

Bonding chatbots represent a new frontier in digital technology — one that merges affective computing with machine learning to simulate emotionally significant human relationships. While these tools may offer support to individuals grappling with loneliness or emotional distress, they also present unprecedented ethical challenges.At the heart of this issue lies the right to freedom of thought. The immersive and affective nature of interactions with bonding chatbots can manipulate users’ menta