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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2025 · 30 MIN

Episode 5 - Horatia Tolan on Story and the Age of the Ethical Companion Bot

from ElderWare: Story Work and Aging in the mid-21st Century · host Joe Lambert

We have reached the point now where discussing the use of companion bots in support of aging adults is no longer science fiction, but a burgeoning billion dollar industry. The ethics of machines acting as support personnel seem fraught with disaster. But rather than run the other direction, I thought I would go to the source. So this interview is with someone with a true insider's perspective.

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