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Can AI be our friend?
Michael Rosen talks to digital anthropologist Jennifer Cearns about the rise of AI companions- how do we talk to AI, and how does AI talk to us? They discuss how chatbots work, whether Michael is replaceable, different a...
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Can AI be our friend? is an episode from Word of Mouth by BBC. Michael Rosen talks to digital anthropologist Jennifer Cearns about the rise of AI companions- how do we talk to AI, and how does AI talk to us? They discuss how chatbots work,...
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Published Jan 22, 2026, 27:43 long, audio available.
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