This is an audio transcript of the Tech Tonic podcast episode: Artificial Intimacy — The AI therapist that ended a marriage ...

The conversations people are having with AI are often gentler, more thoughtful, and more compassionate than the ones they're ...

World-renowned relationship therapist Esther Perel captivated a rapt audience Saturday afternoon during her South by Southwest keynote session. Her 60-minute talk on artificial intimacy was punctuated ...

Is the love even faux real? As artificial intelligence continues causing a commotion in our increasingly digitized world, with robots taking traditionally human jobs, a new “AI” is emerging as a ...

Image: Rob Robinson, ComplexDiscovery with AI. [EDRM Editor’s Note: This article was first published here on April 15, 2025, and EDRM is grateful to Rob Robinson, editor and managing director of ...

Artificial intelligence can certainly get things wrong, but the deeper risk is that it agrees with us too easily.

Early adopters are flocking to AI bots for therapy, friendship, even love. How will these relationships impact us? MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle delves into her new research on "artificial intimacy." ...

How would you like a partner who always agreed with you, never got cross or upset, was always available, and was willing to engage in whatever intimate activities you desired whenever you wanted? In ...

Artificial Intimacy is presented by Cristina Criddle and produced by Persis Love and Edwin Lane. The executive producer is Flo Phillips. Sound design is by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. The FT’s ...