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AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really is

  • Written by Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy, University of Kansas
AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really isHuman love is valuable precisely because it's limited – we can't be everything to everyone all the time.Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images

When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction. The protagonist, Theodore, is a jaded man with no vigor for life. He comes alive after talking daily with his...

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