Programmed love still feels real: an analogy in the AI companionship debate
MajmudarAdam · x · 2026-09-10
Weighing in on AI companionship debates, the author argues that people can genuinely invest in feelings of love even when they know the feeling was preprogrammed by an external system — much like a mother knows her love for her child is biologically hardwired, yet cares deeply all the same.
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