Krueger, Joel: AI and extended authenticity: autism as a case study

_AI and Society_. forthcomingI consider some ways autistic people use AI chatbots for companionship and connection, and some distinctive benefits and harms that may follow from this usage—particularly as it relates to the virtue of authenticity. Drawing on first-person reports, as well as debates about the extended mind and extended virtues, I argue that while AI systems lack authenticity, they may be brought into extended (human-AI) systems that help some users achieve authenticity. AI companio