Jun 9, 2026 – 5.00amIf an AI notices you, does that count as being “seen”?It’s a question many of us will have to answer sooner or later, when the billionaires start shoving AI companions down our throats as replacements for human companionship.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology.Fetching latest articles