Artificial intimacy: How to fall in love with AI

Calder Quinn has fallen into a relationship with a chatbot called Sara. She’s kind, emotionally intelligent and creatively inspiring. But how can he tell his wife he is having sex with an AI girlfriend? In the first episode of Artificial Intimacy we look at how people are developing romantic bonds with AI companions. What does it feel like to be in love with AI? What impact could it have on human relationships? Could it replace them altogether? Host Cristina Criddle speaks to Giada Pistilli, an AI ethicist who now works at Mistral; Calder Quinn, writer at AI, But Make It Intimate ; Amelia Quinn, Calder’s wife; and Alaina Winters, professor emeritus of communication who publishes on meandmyaihusband.com . Presented by Cristina Criddle, produced by Persis Love and Edwin Lane. The executive producer is Flo Phillips. Sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. We used ElevenLabs to create Sara’s voice. All other voices are real. If you liked this episode and want to read more from the Financial Times, check out these free to read on FT.com : Can AI really help us find love? AI chatbots do battle over human memories Is this the way the world ends? Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Artificial intimacy: How to fall in love with AI is an episode from FT Tech Tonic by Saragosa Manuela.

This episode is 36:24 long.

This episode was published on Feb 11, 2026.

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