Mark Zuckerberg thinks maybe it’s time you send an AI bot a friend request. Last week, the Meta CEO sat down for an hour-long ...

In this episode, we explore Mark Zuckerberg’s bold claim that AI friends will replace human friendships, and discuss the potential implications of a world where technology mediates our connections. We ...

"Zuckerberg accurately diagnoses our crisis of isolation. But the solution will not be automated," writes Kim Samuel.

The human experience is messy, not sanitized. Creating the illusion of a long-term perfect friendship or romantic ...

People of every age now too often find themselves isolated from family, with too few friends and little to keep them company ...

In an interview with Dwarkesh Patel, Mark Zuckerberg said that AI friends wouldn’t replace in-person connections. But experts ...

In Mark Zuckerberg's latest vision for the future, we'll be filling our empty hours chatting away with our generative AI ...

A clip of Mark Zuckerberg talking about AI companions quickly went viral ... “Nothing would solve my loneliness like having 12 friends I made up,” TV writer Mike Drucker joked on Bluesky.