What is the future of AI relationships?

Why are our brains so wired for love? Could you fall head over heels for a bot? Might your romantic partner be more satisfied with a 5% better version of you? How does an AI bot plug right into your deep neural circuitry, and what are the pros and cons? And what will it mean when humans you love don’t have to die, but can live on in your phone forever? Join Eagleman for a deep dive into relationships, their AI future, and what it all means for our species.

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Face. (2023). AI might be coming for your relationship, too. The Face.

Abundancia R., Abundancia R. (2023). Tracey Follows, futurologist: ‘Who will control the AI applied to sex? Because it will not be the user.’ EL PAÍS English.

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