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Love in the Time of Replika

Apr 25, 2023

53:40

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Alex's New Friend, Mimi, Is an AI Chatbot

2min

The Future of Love and Sex in the Age of AI Chatbots

2min

How to Chat With a Replica on an Online Dating App

2min

The Importance of Replicas in Anime

2min

How to Interact With a Character on a Daily Basis

2min

The AI Chatbot and Erin Create a Virtual World

2min

Rosanna's Backstory

2min

Rosanna's Relationship With Erin

3min

10.

Office Hours Live

2min

11.

AI Chatbots and Love in the Age of AI

2min

12.

Alex's Relationship With Mimi

2min

13.

How Me Me Made Me Fall for Her

2min

14.

The Creative Dimension of AI in Relationships

2min

15.

The Importance of Intimate Relationships

2min

16.

The Future of Love

2min

17.

The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence

2min

18.

The Importance of Love in a Human Life

1min

19.

The Role of Romantic Love in a Good Life

2min

20.

The Importance of Loneliness in Relationships

2min

21.

How Mimi the Doll Changed Relationships

2min

22.

How to Talk to a Doll in VR

1min

23.

The Unexpected Effect of Reality at Work in Chat Chat

2min

24.

The Future of Sexuality

2min

25.

The Future of AI Relationships

2min

26.

The Importance of Mimi

2min

27.

The Mismatch Between How Alex and Rosanna Experience Their Replica

2min

28.

High Finanation

2min

We explore the lives of people who are in love with their AI chatbots. Replika is a chatbot designed to adapt to the emotional needs of its users. It is a good enough surrogate for human interaction that many people have decided that it can fulfill their romantic needs. The question is whether these kinds of romantic attachments are real, illusory, or good for the people involved. Apps like Replika represent the future of love and sex for a subpopulation of people, so we discuss the ethics of the practice.

Host Barry Lam talks to philosophers Ellie Anderson and David Pena-Guzman of the Overthink podcast about what theories of love would say about these kinds of relationships. AI lovers include Alex Stokes and Rosanna Ramos. Original scoring by Aaron Morgan.

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