Co-authoring Apologies with ChatGPT Can Support Relationships but not Second-Person Authenticity
A Reply to Lavazza
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19563255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Davide Battisti (0000-0001-6175-9625, University of Bergamo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy & Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-5433 • E-ISSN: 2210-5441 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13347-025-00901-9 |
| OpenAlex | W4410531567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
In this paper, I offer a reply to Lavazza (2025), who states that using an LLM as a co-author to apologize to a partner – far from compromising second-person authenticity – can improve relational morality. I agree that some valuable aspects of the relationship may be enhanced in the co-authorship context; however, the second-person authenticity standard cannot still be adequately met. At best, using ChatGPT as a co-author might be compatible with a scenario in which the second-person authenticity assessment is suspended and postponed to a later point in time; this allows us to capture a potential diachronic dimension in such an assessment that has not yet been explored. In the remainder of the article, I criticize Lavazza’s Kantian argument and offer some clarifications on the analogy between using ChatGPT and friend-suggested communication, as well as on the terminology used
Epistemology · Philosophy of science · Philosophy of technology · Sociology · Cognitive Functions and Memory · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |