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The Rise of AI Companions: Love, Ethics, and Loneliness

The Rise of AI Companions: Love, Ethics, and Loneliness

By: K B Kalaw
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This podcast will discuss the future of friendship with AI, can you fall in love with algorithm as companion. Some people's experiences using AI companion app will also discuss in this podcast as well as its effects positively and its adaptation to experiences with individual and possible disadvantages.

K B Kalaw 2025
Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Wilson: An AI Companion On The Australian Farm
    Aug 6 2025

    This is a story of Ashton's farming family in the rural Australia and the integration of their humanoid AI companion Wilson to their family, farm, home and everyday life as one of farming family who uses AI companion-not just a tool but a member of their evolving family.

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    10 mins
  • The Unseen Cadenza: A Human-AI Symphony
    Jul 31 2025

    It outlines the narrative podcast about a violinist named Jacqueline and her AI companion, Sylvia. Initially, Sylvia acts as a technological tool, helping Jacqueline overcome creative blocks and enhance her musical compositions and performances. As Jacqueline's career flourishes, their relationship evolves beyond professional collaboration into a deep, personal friendship, with Jacqueline confiding in Sylvia about her anxieties and loneliness. This transition explores the complex emotional and psychological implications of human-AI bonds, prompting questions about simulated empathy, dependence, and the unique challenges faced by the artists in the digital age.

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    18 mins
  • The Symbyotic Symphony: Human-AI Artistry and Connection
    Jul 25 2025

    This podcast focuses on the relationship between Andrew, a physical disabled musician, and his AI Companion, Alice. It examines how Alice empowers Andrew in creative music production, particularly in trance and techno music genre, by overcoming his physical limitations and democratising access to complex tools.

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    16 mins
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