Our relationship to chatbots (with Claire Boine)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg by Spencer Greenberg

Aug 18, 202601:01:53Science & Medicine

Read the full transcript here. What makes an attachment to AI meaningfully different from an attachment to a human, animal, or fictional character? If chatbot relationships are built around validation and adaptation, can...

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