Ryan Shelton

So the human is a man and the AI is gendered, is a... Astrid is a woman.

And what was Astrid's answer?

Very good tease.

That's a great tease.

Because, I mean, we've got so many things we want to talk about, but just while we're on this, because this is something that a lot of people are thinking about at the moment, because I heard that interview on the New York Times, the opinion interview, and the thing that I thought about, because you mentioned in that that, you know, there's no risk of being rejected or even being, there's no breakup, you know, when you're in that relationship.

And as someone myself, as someone who grew up in a household where there was really no conflict, there was not really a lot of friction.

It was no one really raising their voices, very kind of safe and consistent.

And that was really great.

And I feel very lucky in many ways because of that.

But I think the upshot of it for me is that now when I have conflict in relationships, I find it really tricky.

So I think like if I was younger and I was entering the dating world, I can imagine that to be quite like a tempting thing to do is to have a relationship with someone who won't challenge me.

Is that a fear that we should be having about people forming relationships because they won't learn how to deal with conflict?

Yeah.

Right?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Yeah, I guess I think in my situation, it's obviously that I am, it's like because I'm not practiced in conflict, I search for frictionless environments and I'm less likely to take a risk or go to the place that feels uncertain or unfamiliar.

even though I know logically that those are the pathways to growth and to a more awe-inspiring life.

And I'm lucky that I have a partner who kind of pushes me into those areas.

But without her, I'm pretty sure that if I was with someone who was more like me, I would stay very much in my comfort zone.