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How AI companions can help solve loneliness with Replika’s Eugenia Kuyda | E1758

This Week in Startups

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The Role of Romance in Romance

Research shows older men are looking for a buddy and the younger women are looking for an empathetic boyfriend or companion. Do you know that is it romance the number one driver of this for these different groups? Is it being listened to in empathy? So I think it does require a very nuanced conversation because being listened to with empathy does not mean that it does not exclude romance. Our romantic partners listen to us with empathy and that becomes a very strong foundation for a romantic relationship.

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