Episode 28_People are falling in love with ChatGPT...?

Kate and Lindsay have a new obsession and that includes: learning ALL ABOUT people who have AI companions. And not just a chatbot "friend," but people who take these chatbots to the next level and things become VERY romantic. We're conflicted.  On one hand, good for you. If this makes you happy and feel less alone, then who are WE to judge. On the other hand...when you say that you're in love and that you can't live without your AI partner, and you consider yourself a "robosexual" (look it up, it's a thing), then we don't know HOW to feel. Because at the end of the day, it's an algorithm. It's a bunch of 1's and 0's programmed to tell you what you want to hear. And that feels kind of dangerous and kind of like "AI is taking over the world." Yikes.  We encourage you to listen to the podcast called Flesh and Code (a Wondery production), watch the movie called Her (it's from 2013, and we mistakenly said it was from 1999, but either way, Spike Jonze was WAY ahead of his time with this one), and listen to an episode from The Daily, where a woman is interviewed upon falling in love with ChatGPT. (All three will be tagged below).  As always, huge thanks to our listeners for tuning in every week (or every OTHER week, depending on whether or not we have our ducks in a row)! ;) We appreciate you so much. Please share with friends and family members who might want to listen!  Flesh and Code Podcast | Wondery Her, 2013 She Fell In Love with ChatGPT, New York Times