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The Story: Inside a Couples Retreat for AI Companions

This week we go on a romantic getaway for people who are in love with AI. Karah talks with Sam Apple, an author and journalist who wrote an article for Wired about a couples retreat he organized for people with AI companions. We’ll discuss how the weekend unfolded, whether AI romance is real, what it takes to develop genuine emotional connections with chatbots, and whether AI romance is the future of dating in the digital age. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Week In Tech: Would You Rather Live in a World with No Privacy or No Crime?

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  The Story: The Death of Dining In

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  Week in Tech: Should Tech Bros Dim the Sun?

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  The Story: Will AI Agents Build a Unicorn?

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  Introducing The Unshakeables

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  Shell Game: Minimum Viable Company

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  The Story: What Does the Future of War Look Like?

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  Week in Tech: Could a Dead Cat Sink Waymo?

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  The Story: The UK’s Race for Second Place in the Chip Wars

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  Unlocking Our Quantum Future

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  The Story: The Man Testing Out the Future of Prosthetics

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  The Story: Will NVIDIA Save or Ruin the World?

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  Week in Tech: Who’s Behind the First Hit AI Artist?

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  The Story: How Is Tech Driving Deportations?

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  Week in Tech: Anti-Party Tech, Rigged Card Shufflers and ‘Mad Max’ Mode

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  The Story: Is Your Pregnancy App Actually Helping?