Mihaela Stanescu

Bucharest University of Economic Studies

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Mihaela Stanescu is an emerging researcher whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, consumer behavior, and data privacy. Her scholarship explores how individuals psychologically and emotionally navigate their relationships with AI devices and robots — a domain of growing significance as intelligent technologies become embedded in daily life. Stanescu's most influential contribution, "Can I trust my AI friend?" (2024), has already garnered 31 citations, a notable achievement for a recently published work. This paper investigates the nuanced interplay between emotions, feelings of friendship, and trust as drivers of consumers' willingness to share personal information with AI systems — a question with profound implications for both technology design and ethical AI deployment. Her earlier work, "Data Protection as Predictor for the Acquisition of AI Devices" (2021), further demonstrates her sustained interest in privacy concerns as a critical factor shaping consumer adoption of AI technologies. Together, these contributions position Stanescu as a thoughtful voice in understanding how trust, emotion, and data ethics converge in human-AI interaction. Her research offers valuable insights for scholars, marketers, and technologists seeking to build AI systems that consumers can genuinely embrace with confidence.