The study conducted interviews with 21 participants to understand the role of technology in relationship breakups, the needs and support required during the process, and how AI might address these needs. Findings show that technology is currently used for information gathering, community support, and facilitating communication during breakups. Participants anticipate that AI could help make sense of their relationship leading up to the breakup, act as a mediator, assist in crafting appropriate wording, tones, and language during breakup conversations, and support companionship, reflection, recovery, and growth after a breakup. The study also finds an overlap between the breakup process and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change, suggesting potential support and affordances AI could offer in breakups.
Publication date: 22 Jan 2024
Project Page: Not provided
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.09695
