A man tells his wife about his AI lover. A teenager dies after messaging his AI girlfriend. A marriage collapses after advice from an AI therapist.
In a new six-part narrative series of the FT’s Tech Tonic podcast, technology reporter Cristina Criddle explores the increasingly prominent role AI chatbots are playing in our emotional lives and how artificial intelligence is reshaping intimacy.
Can we trust AI with our most vulnerable selves? And what happens when the same systems that draw us in also have the power to harm us?
New episodes will publish weekly, on Wednesdays. Listen to episodes as they are released and read episode transcripts below. Or subscribe and listen to Tech Tonic for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Listen to Episode 1: How to fall in love with AI
