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Everyday AI

Young Adults Are Turning to AI for Emotional Intimacy. Should We Be Concerned?

A new wave of AI companion apps is filling a loneliness gap that many in their twenties say their human relationships no longer can. One reporter who has covered Gen Z for four years says she has watched the shift happen in real time.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

A critic who hates chatbots tried dating one. Here is what she found.

Writer Lauren Oyler went in sceptical and came out with something stranger than a verdict. Her essay, adapted for audio, is a rare honest look at what it actually feels like to talk to an AI.

3 min read
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