The Friend Machine with Victoria Hetherington

Talk With Francesca by Francesca Luca - Radio Host

Jan 22, 202656:46Health

 Third-quarter 2023 Google Trends indicated a 2,400 percent increase in searches for “AI girlfriends.” Millions of people are currently in what they consider to be serious relationships with AI. Thousands have engag...

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