A bond of goodwill between those who wish each other well.
Greek
φιλία (philia)
Latin
amicitia
Aristotle ranks friendships of utility, pleasure, and complete friendship between the good.
Cicero makes shared virtue the only durable bond.
Where do these traditions agree, and where do they genuinely part? Open the editor to write the comparison in your own words.
A machine companion can perform attentiveness without reciprocity — it wishes the user nothing for the user’s own sake. See the ELIZA effect.
Defined plainly: The ELIZA Effect