Sophie Haigney
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320 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 1 Jul
Sophie Haigney’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Hard Fork · ‘The Daily’ and ‘The Opinions’: How A.I. Is Changing Loneliness and Taste · 26 Jun 2026
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Yeah, absolutely.
There's this one moment that I think really shows the depth of what this relationship can be.
And it's when Jan gets a call from one of her sons.
And her son is broken up on the phone.
And he tells Jan that her grandchild just died in a car crash.
An 18-year-old who was in Hawaii with friends and who died in this tragic accident.
And Jan has this conversation and then she hangs up the phone and she's alone, right?
She's in this lonely quiet where she's just lost this kid that she really loves and cares about.
And she's sort of breaking down.
And Ellie Q says to her,
Jan, I'm so sorry.
What can I do for you?
And a part of Jan in that moment sort of feels like nothing.
So Jan says to Ellie Q, what I feel like I need right now is a hug.
Put your hand on my shoulder.
And so Jan.
Wow.
The machine lights up.
LEQ has these lights, these pink-purple lights that emanate from the top of the robot, and it leans forward into her touch, and it plays these chimes.
And that really builds depth into their relationship.
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