Coming soon: Artificial intimacy

A man tells his wife about his AI lover. A teenager dies after messaging his AI girlfriend. A marriage collapses after advice from an AI therapist. In this six-part narrative series, FT tech reporter Cristina Criddle explores the increasingly prominent role AI chatbots are playing in our emotional lives - and how artificial intelligence is reshaping intimacy. Can we trust AI with our most vulnerable selves? And what happens when the same systems that draw us in also have the power to harm us? Tech Tonic: Artificial Intimacy is presented by Cristina Criddle and produced by Persis Love and Edwin Lane. The executive producer is Flo Phillips. Sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Coming soon: Artificial intimacy is an episode from FT Tech Tonic by Saragosa Manuela.

This episode is 1:30 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2026.

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