Paper Citation Record · LEDGER

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks

As of 22 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 11 of 11 outbound references and 2 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2507.14226.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

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Coverage vector

measured 11 of 11 reference resolution

Typed states for the displayed outbound observations.

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measured 13 of 13 standing notices

One-hop event checks from named stored sources.

Source: scholarly_work_events, retraction_status_cache, observed 2026-08-22T06:32:14.747728+00:00

measured 2 of 2 inbound itemization

Pith citing papers itemized under the disclosed page cap.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-06-28T22:22:43.432328Z

measured 0 of 1 external citation measurements

A source-named dated measurement, never combined with another source.

Source: arxiv_reference, observed 2026-07-01T19:36:08.715105Z

Reference resolution

11 of 11 outbound references displayed

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External citation measurements

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Outbound references

Observation ad7b7502-a3eb-4d6f-91b3-6e7131821cd1 · outbound

This paper cites (2024, June).

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks (2024, June)

Reference 1

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Source-reported events for the cited work

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Observation e93b69b9-61f1-4787-969e-509df5392f6e · outbound

This paper cites The Societal Response to Potentially Sentient AI.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks The Societal Response to Potentially Sentient AI

Reference 2

Resolution: verified exact; local_arxiv, observed 2026-08-06T16:48:44.264480Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-22T06:32:14.747728+00:00.

Observation 94ca4f52-7bc4-41ea-a64a-807d680e792c · outbound

This paper cites Relational Norms for Human-AI Cooperation.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks Relational Norms for Human-AI Cooperation

Reference 3

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Observation 4d16bbbb-b1cc-406d-80af-0f4773bf6fa2 · outbound

This paper cites Investigating Affective Use and Emotional Well-being on ChatGPT.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks Investigating Affective Use and Emotional Well-being on ChatGPT

Reference 4

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Observation e59b2265-edb4-4484-8ac1-7a538c6bc222 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks Unresolved cited work

Reference 5

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Observation 4125dbf5-2dd8-443d-95b1-c4423920cf58 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks Unresolved cited work

Reference 6

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Observation 601f7424-7645-409c-af45-ac5669499470 · outbound

This paper cites How People Use Claude for Support, Advice, and Companionship.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks How People Use Claude for Support, Advice, and Companionship

Reference 7

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T16:48:45.806459Z

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Observation 86fa0325-061d-445f-8d0f-a7566ebeaa71 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks Unresolved cited work

Reference 8

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T16:48:45.495939Z

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Observation c3707add-0374-4b29-ad3c-ea0bbb6aa4c9 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks Unresolved cited work

Reference 9

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T16:48:45.186661Z

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Observation ca51929e-2d99-4d5d-8e3b-33483defc025 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks Unresolved cited work

Reference 10

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T16:48:44.882740Z

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Observation c75ee334-22ac-4e95-a817-5c0fb328566b · outbound

This paper cites OpenAI and Anthropic’s 2025 studies were used in our market scan to estimate the proportion of cases GPAIs are used as AI companions.

Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks OpenAI and Anthropic’s 2025 studies were used in our market scan to estimate the proportion of cases GPAIs are used as AI companions

Reference 11

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T16:48:44.579708Z

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Pith citing papers

Observation 91470ccf-10a1-4e0a-a4f3-751f7e5ae3be · inbound

Playing Games with My Heart: An Evaluation of AI Companion Apps cites this paper.

Playing Games with My Heart: An Evaluation of AI Companion Apps Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks

Reference 79

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T07:56:34.236849Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

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Observation 4eacc2c3-aaba-44b5-a7a6-80be3b78ccf2 · inbound

RealityTest: How People Probe AI Identity and Whether Models Disclose It cites this paper.

RealityTest: How People Probe AI Identity and Whether Models Disclose It Mapping the Parasocial AI Market: User Trends, Engagement and Risks

Reference 35

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-07-01T19:36:08.716872Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-22T06:32:14.747728+00:00.