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Sometimes, a Person Just Needs a Friend

Why the public scorn toward the latest AI personal companion is misplaced

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Ben Greenberg
Aug 09, 2024
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More than two decades ago Robert Putnam published Bowling Alone, a chronicle of the declining social institutions in the United States, and what it means for society and the indi…

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