Why Do So Many Students Have AI Friends?
Show notes
"1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has," NPR.
“How many hours does it take to make a friend?,” research by this week’s guest Jeff Hall.
“Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens,” in The New York Times.
Talk out the Thomas Jefferson chatbot discussed on this episode.
“Programmed for Love,” an article I wrote for The Chronicle of Higher Education about Sherry Turkle’s work back in 2011.
EPISODE CREDITS:
Reported and produced by Jeff Young
Music by Komiku
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