Understanding the AI companions and social isolation risk requires looking at the shift from using technology as a bridge to using it as a barrier.
Overhyped AI companion claims often promise human-level intelligence, but current systems have clear technical limits.
What are the most significant hardware limits in companion robots?
What makes an AI voice feel human is rhythm, timing, variation, and responsiveness.
Let’s unpack how cultural differences in AI design get baked into these systems in ways that are not always obvious at first glance.
What are the moral issues with “needy” AI that seeks to replace human connection rather than supplement it?
If you are considering spending money on one, it helps to understand the benefits of paid AI companionship.
Wonder why robots struggle in the real world? Because life is messy in ways that are hard to model.
Wake word detection sits at the very edge of interaction between humans and machines.
Why do startups seem to be ahead in the startups vs big tech in AI race?