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We keep thanking machines and forests for one strange reason, and it is reshaping human bonds
- May 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Whether it's artificial intelligence programs or the Amazon rainforest, people often experience gratitude or protectiveness toward non-human entities because they perceive these entities as having good intentions, according to research published in the journal Emotion.
Originally published at Phys.org