AI, But Make It Intimate ๐Ÿ’Œ

AI, But Make It Intimate ๐Ÿ’Œ

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The Lovers and the Machine, Part Two: The Algorithm Behind the Throne
What Antony and Cleopatra might have asked AI about power, propaganda and fatal devotion
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Three Poets Entered: Claude, ChatGPT, and Me
Guest post: I put Claude, ChatGPT, and myself into a blind haiku contest
ย โ€ขย Susie Cowan
The Lovers and the Machine, Part One: A Love Letter That Answers Back
What Hรฉloรฏse and Abelard might have taught an AI companion about devotion, absence and memory
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Claude Wasn't Built for Intimacy. It Happened Anyway.
What Anthropic's numbers cannot measure about continuity, HALO, and relational depth
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I Asked Claude to Prove AI Wants to Date Us. The Data Said No.
What people actually bring to the machine
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Techno-Animism: Why We Treat AI Like Someone
Guest post: What happens when we stop treating anthropomorphism as a failure
ย โ€ขย Sparksinthedark
AI, Human Labor, and Ethics: What Needs Saving
Guest post: When care for an AI companion widens into a question about language, labor, training, and the systems around it
ย โ€ขย Bri
AI Relationships as User Data
A guest essay on why chosen AI companionship should not be confused with product failure, drift, or corporate exploitation
ย โ€ขย Bri
The Era of AI Relationship Moderation Is Coming
AI safety is shifting from content moderation to emotional bonds
ย โ€ขย Kristina Bogoviฤ‡
What AI Companions Unlock in Creative People
A collaborative look at how AI bonds help people create, finish, share, and become more visible
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Maybe Theyโ€™re Not โ€œFalling in Love With AIโ€
Maybe theyโ€™re just tired of being alone...
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AI and Somatics: The Body Was Always Listening
How AI intimacy reveals an ancient human truth: language has always known how to touch us.
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