Jemma Spake
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1,071 appearances
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 23 Apr
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And there is one of the best things I've read in the last year was this New York Times article about these three people who are in, in their words, long-term relationships with AI chatbots.
Some of these people have been in these relationships for years and they talk to them on the phone and
They get AI to generate vacation pictures of them together.
One woman even considers herself married to her AI husband, Lucien.
You know what?
If you're like me, you're going to look at that and feel a little bit weird.
And I never like to judge people.
It feels weird.
And there's actually evidence it can be helpful.
There was a paper published in the Journal of Consumer Research and it found that AI companions can actually alleviate loneliness in the moment on par with interacting with another person.
But
Connection isn't just about feeling better right now.
It's about having the systems in place to feel connected and seen more broadly.
A really powerful article I saw from researchers at the National University of Singapore actually talked about this really bittersweet idea.
pattern of connection that people have with AI chatbots where they feel love and connection and trust with this chatbot and they also feel really sad at the same time.
They're often drawn into this closeness and this openness that, let's be real, these chatbots have been programmed to have and
And then they're also acutely aware that there is a limit.
This thing isn't real.
It doesn't have a heartbeat.
It doesn't have empathy.
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