The podcast episodes provided explore the emerging concept of AI relationships, where humans develop close connections, friendships, or even romantic bonds with artificial intelligence chatbots or virtual companions.
In the first episode, Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda discusses the technology and goals behind building AI avatars as companions, as well as the ethical considerations around this space. The second episode focuses on one woman's experience creating an AI 'husband' using the Replika app and the evolution of their relationship over time.
The third episode also briefly mentions a woman engaged to an AI hologram, further highlighting the growing interest and experimentation in human-AI relationships.