Is AI curing loneliness—or just simulating its absence? In this episode of AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code, I examine the rise of artificial companionship, from chatbots that soothe heartbreak to virtual partners that promise unconditional love. As millions turn to AI for comfort, the question deepens: are we finding connection, or surrendering to a mirror that only reflects what we want to hear?

Blending neuroscience, anthropology, and the Filipino concept of kapwa, this episode explores how artificial intimacy reshapes our sense of love, empathy, and the self—and why the scariest part of this new solitude isn’t the machine, but our willingness to be consoled by it.

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