The paper examines the impact of interaction with artificial intelligence-based user interfaces on the experience of empathy, the formation of emotional connections, and the transformation of interpersonal relationships. It begins with the observation that artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly acting as a conversation partner, advisor, or even a substitute for human presence, particularly in contexts of loneliness, emotional distress, and vulnerability. The analysis focuses on the affective and emotional dimensions of human-AI interaction: how users experience the empathy of algorithmic systems, the extent to which AI promotes or inhibits the ability to empathise with others, and how one-way or seemingly mutual emotional bonds with non-human interlocutors are formed. Particular attention is given to whether AI serves as a complement to human relationships, a substitute for them, or contributes to withdrawal from more demanding interpersonal interactions. The paper also critically examines the existential and ethical dimensions of such relationships: feelings of security, control, and trust in interactions with algorithms, and the risks of redefining the concepts of empathy, closeness, and responsibility.