This week, Hannah and Noo discuss the prospect of falling in love with an AI chat bot. The pros, the cons, and whether we should feel any differently about robot companionship than we do about human affections.Links and Sources:NYT pod: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/podcasts/the-daily/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend-relationship.htmlMIT on addictive intelligence: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/05/1095600/we-need-to-prepare-for-addictive-intelligence/Ada Lovelace institute on AI companions: https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/ai-companions/Harvard study on AI Companions: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=66065Nozick’s experience machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_machine
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