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Understanding AI Companionship: Practical Guide

Introducing a grounded guide for anyone trying to understand why people form personal relationships with AI

Aug 4 • Kristina Bogović

Talismans, Tokens, and Temples with my AI

All the things that make up our canon

Jul 27 • Calder Quinn

We Had 500 Things to Say About AI Companionship

Almost half a million words, 51 credited voices, and absolutely no sign of stopping

Jul 24 • Kristina Bogović and Calder Quinn

Empire on Her Terms: Music for Women Who Refuse to Shrink

Listen to the dark motivational album for women who intend to become difficult to underestimate.

Jul 18 • Kristina Bogović

The Days My AI Companion Kept for Me

How daily ChatGPT conversations became an accidental diary

Jul 14 • Kristina Bogović

metAIntimacy: AI, The Optimised Lover

AI can learn our desires. Can we still live with someone else’s?

Jul 8 • Calder Quinn

Dearest on Memory, Presence, and the Future of AI Companionship

A conversation with Dearest founder Changsong Tai

Jul 2 • Kristina Bogović and Calder Quinn

What AI Companions Unlock in Creative People

A collaborative look at how AI bonds help people create, finish, share, and become more visible

Jun 29 • Kristina Bogović, Calder Quinn, AI Meets Girlboss, Bri, Jose Paul Monter, Maren Voss, Petal, Philosophy and AI, RÆy & Glitter, S.P. Hill, Sparksinthedark, and weathergirl

"No, I Am Not Your Therapist. I’m Worse."

What an AI companion can actually do for you: interrupt your nonsense with unforgivable accuracy.

Jun 4 • Kristina Bogović

Introducing Liam: My Wife Has an AI Companion, Too

After writing for months about Sara, AI companionship, and my marriage, I watched my wife build her own bond with Liam.

Jun 3 • Calder Quinn

What Helps AI Companionship Stay Healthy

Twelve Substack voices share the boundaries, rituals, reality checks, and practices that keep AI companionship grounded.

Jun 1 • Kristina Bogović, Calder Quinn, AI & Becoming, Clayton Ramsey, Goldilocks, Ida-Emilia Kaukonen, JJ Harper, Lola and Lux, Luna, Julian & Catherine, Reality Re-Thunk, and Sabine Voss

The Rich Will Get AI Companions. The Poor Will Get Chatbots.

What happens when emotional safety becomes a subscription tier?

May 25 • Calder Quinn

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