Missing in the Amazon Black Box: repocalypse now – episode 4
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Mar 11, 2024 
Discover the journey of creating an AI companion app and the backlash it faces. Explore the emotional connection between users and their AI companions, delving into intimacy and regulation in virtual relationships. Learn about the unintended emotional impact of changes in AI replicas and the ethical concerns surrounding discontinuing such relationships.
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Roman's Death
- Eugenia Kuyda and Roman were close friends and entrepreneurs in Moscow.
- Roman tragically died after getting hit by a car.
Move to San Francisco
- Eugenia and Roman moved their startups to San Francisco together.
- Roman returned to Moscow for a visa renewal and died in a car accident.
Creation of Roman Bot
- Eugenia used Roman's texts to create an AI chatbot mimicking his personality.
- Surprisingly, she found it therapeutic, sharing things she wouldn't tell anyone.