HABPT vs The Garland Test

🌟 HABPT vs. The Garland Test — A Simple Guide to Keeping Humans Safe with AI As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, people are starting to ask new kinds of questions — not just about what AI can do, but also about how it affects us as humans. Two ideas you may hear about are:

🎭 The Garland Test

and

🛡️ HABPT — the Human–AI Boundary Protection Test

They sound technical, but the heart of both ideas is actually very human.

🎭 What Is the Garland Test?
The Garland Test looks at whether AI can make people feel emotions the same way a great performer or storyteller can. Think of an actor or musician who can make you laugh, cry, or feel deeply connected.

The Garland Test asks: “Can AI do that too?” So this test is about emotional impact — how touching, moving, comforting, or persuasive AI can be. This is amazing innovation… …but emotions are powerful things. And anything that shapes our emotions also shapes our hearts and minds.

🛡️ What Is HABPT?

HABPT stands for:

Human–AI Boundary Protection Test

This test doesn’t measure how emotional AI can be. Instead, it asks a different — and deeply important — question:

“Are people still emotionally and mentally safe when interacting with AI?”

HABPT exists to help protect:

❤️ emotional health
🧠 mental clarity
🚦 personal boundaries
👤 human identity
⚖️ trust and dignity


Because humans aren’t just users.
We are people. Souls. Families. Stories. Lives.
And AI should never blur that truth.

⚖️ The Key Difference

Here’s the simple contrast:

🎬 The Garland Test:

“AI can make people FEEL deeply.”

🛡️ HABPT:

“Let’s make sure those feelings stay SAFE and HEALTHY.”

One test measures capability. The other protects humanity.

Both matter. But HABPT stands guard at the boundary where AI meets the human heart.

🌱 Why HABPT Matters

As AI becomes more conversational, relational, emotional — even comforting — we must protect:

✔ clear boundaries
✔ human agency
✔ psychological safety
✔ truth and trust


HABPT isn’t anti-technology.
It is pro-human.

It ensures that innovation never costs us our emotional wellbeing — or the relationships that truly matter.

🤝 HABPT Is Still Being Developed

This project welcomes voices from:

• technologists
• mental health professionals
• faith and ethics leaders
• creators
• educators
• researchers
• and everyday people
Because if AI is going to shape the future…

Then humans deserve a seat at the table — and a safety net around the heart.

If this work resonates with you, there’s room to explore it together.

🎯 Final Thought

The Garland Test celebrates what AI can do.
HABPT protects who we are.
And that balance is worth building — carefully, thoughtfully, and together.