Synthetic Empathy: Can We Build Moral Machines Without Human Bias?
Introduction Artificial intelligence is changing the way we live, work, and connect. Machines are no longer just tools for solving problems. They are starting to speak with emotion, respond with care, and even offer comfort. This new ability is called synthetic empathy. It means machines can act as if they understand how we feel. But this brings up a serious question. Can we really trust machines to behave in a moral way? Can they show care and fairness without copying the unfair ideas and mistakes of the people who built them? Or are we simply teaching machines to pretend to care, while hiding the same old problems behind a friendly voice? What Is Synthetic Empathy? Empathy is the ability to feel what someone else is feeling. It is not just about saying the right words. It is about truly understanding another person’s pain or joy. People learn empathy through life, through love, through loss. Machines do not have these experiences. They do not feel. They do not suffer. They do not hop...