Embrace the friction! Provocative and insightful. Your essay reminded me of similar themes in some recent movies about AI companions: Robot & Frank, Her and Companion. In the last one, the AI gets its revenge.
This one left me in tears. The hard, slow work to make authentic human connections *is* honorable. Unpaid and invaluable and sometimes life-saving work.
Embrace the friction! Provocative and insightful. Your essay reminded me of similar themes in some recent movies about AI companions: Robot & Frank, Her and Companion. In the last one, the AI gets its revenge.
brilliant as always!
Thank you! You are
This one left me in tears. The hard, slow work to make authentic human connections *is* honorable. Unpaid and invaluable and sometimes life-saving work.
Thanks Anita. I was just back home in the Midwest and had a bunch of strong feelings about it, glad it came through. Appreciate you as always!