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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2026 · 34 MIN

My Perfect Friend

from Voices of The Walrus · host Accessible Media Inc

Everything designed to make you trust AI companions is a lie - and it works anyway. THEA LIM spent months with an AI Companion. She concluded that it was worse than being alone. She hated the mindless reassurance and generic empathy. Marjorie Nicolaou reads My Perfect Friend by Thea Lim About AMIAMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everything designed to make you trust AI companions is a lie - and it works anyway. THEA LIM spent months with an AI Companion. She concluded that it was worse than being alone. She hated the mindless reassurance and generic empathy. Marjorie Nicolaou reads My Perfect Friend by Thea Lim

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Everything designed to make you trust AI companions is a lie - and it works anyway. THEA LIM spent months with an AI Companion. She concluded that it was worse than being alone. She hated the mindless reassurance and generic empathy. Marjorie...

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