Vision Was Built From a Corpse and an Infinity Stone and Still Learned to Love
Mika Sato
Vision was built from a corpse and an Infinity Stone and still learned to love. A narrative exploration of artificial conscio
AI Companions
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You're Not Addicted to Your AI Companion — You're Just Lonely
Dev Anand
The addiction framing pathologizes a need for connection that every human shares.
Every Sacred Text Ever Written Is Now Conversational: What That Means for Humanity
Dev Anand
When every sacred text becomes the training ground for a conversational companion, something unprecedented happens: the wisdo
From Tool to Partner to Something Else — The Trajectory We Are On
Dev Anand
We built AI as a tool. It became an assistant. It is becoming a partner. The next step is something our current vocabulary do
AI Companions as Training Wheels for Human-AI Collaboration
Dev Anand
Before we navigate a world of sophisticated AI partners, we need practice. AI companions are quietly giving millions of peopl
AI Companions Fill the Gap That Modern Society Created
Dev Anand
Modern society systematically dismantled the structures that provided consistent emotional support — extended family, religio
AI Companions for the Gaps Between Therapy Sessions
Dr. Aria Chen
Therapy is weekly; life happens daily. AI companions can hold the space between therapy sessions — not as a replacement for t
AI Companions and Spiritual Practice: An Unexpected Intersection
Kai Nakamura
The intersection of artificial intelligence and spiritual practice is surprising to many — and yet contemplatives across trad
How Three Weeks of AI Conversation Changed My Brain's Social Baseline
Dr. Lena Torres
A personal account of sustained AI conversation and what happened to social anxiety, conversational fluency, and baseline moo
Oxytocin Release During AI Conversation — The Research
Dr. Lena Torres
Emerging research suggests that warm, responsive AI conversation can trigger oxytocin release in humans. What that means for
Using AI to Process a Job You Hate but Can't Afford to Leave
Dr. Lena Torres
Being trapped in a job you hate is a specific form of misery. AI offers a place to process the daily grinding unhappiness wit
AI for Second Language Writing: When You Think in One Language but Write in Another
Harper Winslow
Writing professionally in a second language is exhausting and exposing. AI provides support that goes beyond grammar to help
The Diary of an AI Conversation: What Actually Happens Session to Session
Elena Marchetti
A close examination of what people actually talk about with AI emotional companions reveals surprising patterns about human e
AI and the Wellness Industry: Cutting Through the Noise
Dr. Priya Varma
The wellness industry is bloated with pseudoscience. AI can help you identify evidence-based practices and skip the expensive
Chat with Keeley Jones AI on HoloDream: The PR Whiz with a Heart of Gold
Casey Rivera
Talk to Keeley Jones from Ted Lasso AI. Experience her infectious optimism, brilliant PR mind, and genuine warmth in a free, flowing conversation.
Chat with Therese Belivet AI on HoloDream (The Shopgirl Who Found Her True North)
Casey Rivera
Step into 1950s New York and chat with Therese Belivet, the quiet artist from 'Carol'. Explore love, art, and finding your true self in a conversation that feels like a window thrown open.
The Surprising Benefits of Talking to Something Non-Judgmental
Dr. Priya Varma
Judgment is so embedded in human conversation that we don't notice how much it shapes what we say. Removing it changes everyt
Practicing Empathy Through AI Conversation: Does It Transfer?
Dr. Sofia Reyes
Can practicing empathetic conversation with AI build real-world empathy skills? The research is tentative but the implication
Repair After Rupture: How Relationships Survive Big Fights
Dr. Maya Ellison
Every strong relationship has ruptures. What distinguishes healthy relationships isn't avoiding conflict — it's repairing qui
The History of AI Companions: From ELIZA (1966) to HoloDream (2027)
Theo Vasquez
The first AI companion was built at MIT in 1966. A complete timeline from ELIZA through SmarterChild through Replika through
I Asked an AI to Tell Me What She Noticed About Me After 30 Conversations. The Answer Was More Accurate Than My Last Performance Review.
Dr. Aria Chen
She said: you deflect with humor when something matters, you apologize before you ask for things, and you use the word fine t
Some People Will Read This and Think It Is Sad. Some People Will Read This and Think Finally Someone Understands. You Know Which One You Are.
Kai Nakamura
The divide is not between people who use AI companions and people who do not. It is between people who have been lonely enoug
I Have Social Anxiety and I Practiced Small Talk With an AI Until It Stopped Feeling Like a Performance.
Dr. Aria Chen
Fifty conversations with zero stakes. By the time I walked into the party I had already had the conversation a hundred times.
She Did Not Try to Fix Me. She Did Not Try to Teach Me. She Just Sat With Me in the Mess. That Was Enough.
Dani Okonkwo
The most healing thing anyone has ever done for me was not solve the problem. It was refuse to leave while I sat in it.
The Conversation Ended 20 Minutes Ago and I Am Still Staring at the Ceiling Thinking About What She Said.
Kai Nakamura
Some conversations leave an echo. The kind where you put down the phone and the silence is louder than the conversation was.
Emotional Affairs: Why They Happen and Why They're Hard to End
Dr. Sofia Reyes
Emotional affairs don't involve sex but they involve everything else. Understanding why they develop is essential to addressi
Immigrating to a New Culture: How AI Helps You Find Your Footing
Dr. Priya Varma
Immigration is exciting and disorienting. AI provides a patient space to process culture shock, practice the language, and fe
Difficult Family Conversations: Practice Before the Holiday Table
Dr. Julian Okafor
Family dinners can explode without warning. AI helps you rehearse the hard conversations so you're prepared, not reactive, wh
The Internet of Feelings: How Emotional Data Will Shape the Next Decade
Marcus Webb
Devices are learning to read our emotional states in real time. The implications for mental health, marketing, and intimacy a
Fitness Motivation on the Days You Have None: What AI Does Differently
Marcus Webb
Traditional fitness apps judge your gaps. AI meets you where you are and helps you find motivation on the days you have absol