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The New Society | culture from the New Statesman
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People around the world are falling in love with AI

34 min•24 januari 2026

Over 100 million people around the world have downloaded AI companion apps. Friends, therapists, lovers ... mediums - for some, their closest connection in this life is a chatbot.


How did we get here?


Catharine Hughes is joined by James Muldoon, sociologist and author of Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Our Relationships.

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