How AI shapes emotional life and what it can't replace.
2 articles tagged “AI and Real Connection”
This piece looks at what happens when the emotional support we're used to comes from AI — instant, patient, endlessly available — and how that quiet reset of our expectations is reshaping what we ask of the humans in our lives, often without noticing.
AI chatbots can produce a genuinely comforting reply in under a second. So why does the conversation with one still leave you feeling slightly hollow afterward? This piece looks at what AI can actually do well for mental health, what it fundamentally can't, and how to tell in the moment which one you need.
