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 ...

Shortly after the legendary actor posted her appeal on Instagram to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a company rep said the fake ads had been removed. "It's come to this @zuck," Curtis wrote in the Instagram ...

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

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Loneliness has become such a widespread problem that Silicon Valley billionaires are now highlighting it to market AI ...

Anthropic's co-founder, Jack Clark, indicated that he'd use an AI bunny or teddy bear to keep his child entertained and make ...

Loneliness has become such a widespread problem that Silicon Valley billionaires are now highlighting it to market AI ...

Loneliness has become such a widespread problem that Silicon Valley billionaires are now highlighting it to market AI companions, with Mark Zuckerberg ...

Samuel is a Research Fellow at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at Oxford University and the founder of Belonging Forum. She is the author of On Belonging: Finding Connection in an ...

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