Sex, love and companionship ... with AI? Why human-machine relationships could go mainstream
- Written by Marco Dehnert, PhD Candidate in Communication, Arizona State University
The California-based startup Replika has programmed chatbots to serve as companions.Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty ImagesThere was once a stigma attached to online dating: Less than a decade ago, many couples who had met online would make up stories for how they met rather than admit that they had done so via an app.
Not so anymore. Online dating...





