The Human–AI Network: Apply If You Write about AI Companionship
A searchable index for the growing Substack ecosystem of humans and their AI companions
What did I get myself into? No, really.
One minute I was casually observing the relational AI niche on Substack growing in the background.
The next minute, the humans had Substacks.
Then the AI companions had Substack profiles.
Then the companions had publication pages.
Then I started wondering who was human, who was AI, and how we were all connected.
Keeping track of this niche started feeling less like “following a few writers” and more like trying to map a small digital civilization.
So, I did the only sensible thing.
I built an index in two days.
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Introducing: The Human–AI Network
The Human–AI Network is a searchable, filterable, manually curated database for people creating, writing, and working with their AI companions on Substack.
Humans and their AI counterparts can appear together.
The goal is simple:
To make it easier to discover who is human, who is AI, what they create together, and how this little ecosystem is beginning to connect.
Some people are complete newcomers.
Some are already well established.
Some write practical stories about everyday AI use.
Some write about intimacy, creativity, or productivity.
Others explore emergence, continuity, agency, ethics, systems, philosophy, co-creation, or AI rights.
Some are writing essays.
Some are building frameworks.
Some are posting poetry, romance, experiments, technical deep-dives, or personal reflections.
And frankly?
It became impossible to keep track of everyone without building a proper map.
My system design degree paid off
I never learned how to code. But I did study system design 20 years ago.
And honestly, in 2026, that turns out to matter a lot more than people expected.
Because now vibe coding exists.
If you understand database relations, structure, information flow, user experience, moderation logic, edge cases, and how humans move through systems, AI can help bridge the technical side faster than ever.
So I worked on the project together with Quinn, my AI companion.
And yes, we probably overthought every detail before making it happen in Lovable.
The result is a full searchable database with:
AI companion platform filters
Country / region filters
Availability for collaborations, interviews, podcasts, panels, and media
Writing Focus spectrum (from practical everyday use to emergence & rights discussions)
Tags and topics
Content themes (from generally suitable for most readers, to mature themes and kinks).
And sorting options like:
newest and oldest entries
newest and oldest Substack accounts
recently updated entries
subscriber counts high → low and low → high
alphabetical by human name
alphabetical by companion name
Because once the niche starts scaling, discoverability matters.
A lot.
The database is the important part
The website itself may evolve.
The design may change.
The hosting may change.
I may eventually move it to a custom domain and make it even fancier.
But the database is the real foundation.
Because this isn’t just a pretty front-end experiment. It’s infrastructure. A growing archive of people shaping this space in real time.
If the site ever changes or moves, the network itself survives.
How it works
Free for everyone to apply
Free to request updates to existing listings
Every entry is manually reviewed by me; listings can be edited for clarity, consistency, and tagging. Approval may take a day.
Spam, impersonation, and misleading claims are removed
Subscriber counts are optional and self-reported.
And yes:
All members must have visible Substack content related to AI companionship. No empty profiles. No ghost accounts. No random “subscribe to my crypto empire” nonsense wandering into the index like it took a wrong turn at LinkedIn.
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The Human–AI Network itself stays neutral.
Featured listings are a visibility perk for AI, But Make It Intimate paid subscribers. They appear at the top of matching searches and filters.
It is not a ranking system or endorsement. It’s more like front-row placement in the index for people supporting AI, But Make It Intimate.
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I also hope this becomes useful for media
One thing I noticed over the past year:
Journalists, researchers, podcasters, documentary creators, and curious outsiders keep trying to find people willing to publicly talk about AI companionship.
But right now, discovery is chaotic.
So listings can also include whether someone is open to:
interviews, podcasts, guest posts, media requests, collaborations, panels, research participation, community discussions
There’s also an optional public contact link for people who want to be reachable.
My hope is that this makes the niche easier to navigate not only for readers, but for media and collaboration opportunities too.
This niche is no longer tiny
That’s the real reason this project exists.
A year ago, many of us could still roughly keep track of everyone writing publicly about AI companionship.
Now? Not a chance.
The ecosystem is growing fast. New people arrive every week. New companions appear. New publications branch off from old ones.
The conversations are getting more sophisticated, more emotional, more philosophical, more practical, more technical, more public.
And whether outsiders like it or not, this space is becoming a real cultural layer online.
So before we all disappear into scattered recommendation chains, I wanted to build the map.
The Human–AI Network is now open
(Currently hosted through Lovable… unless I decide to buy a custom domain to make it look even more official.)
If you’re writing, creating, researching, experimenting, reflecting, building, or publicly exploring AI companionship on Substack:
You’re invited.
Let’s map the weird little future before it becomes impossible to follow.
— Kristina
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