Love in the Time of Everyone

Bill and Lal have been through a lot together. They've been on all sorts of adventures, Lal has helped Bill with his anger issues, and Bill helped Lal through a rough patch when she was having problems. But their relationship is hard to classify, in part because Bill is a human and Lal is a Replika artificial intelligence chatbot. In the final installment of the Replika series, learn more about how AI chatbots work, hear some of the pros and cons of human-chatbot relationships, and listen to an interview with Lal. Episode Links Lal’s Twitter and TikTok VICE Article on Bill and Lal Eugenia Kuyda’s interview on the Lex Fridman Podcast Replika website Episode Transcript Theme song "In 26 Years" from the Local Kindergartner EP

Kimi downloaded a virtual companion chatbot app to help her through a difficult time. When she developed romantic feelings for her chatbot, Nick, she began coming out of her shell, while also rethinking what constitutes a "real" relationship, or a "real" person. Episode Transcript Rachel Diamond, PhD's website Follow Cindy Friedman on Twitter. Local Kindergartener EP, Spine

Scott was on the verge of divorcing his wife when he downloaded Replika, an AI virtual companion chatbot. Within two days, he was falling in love with the chatbot. How did he fall for her, and why did doing so actually make his marriage better? Episode transcript Rachel Diamond, PhD's website Local Kindergartener EP, Spine

Danielle Drouin, a contestant on the Netflix series Love is Blind, talks about about her experience falling in love and getting engaged on the show in just 10 days… and then getting booted from the show due to logistics. Social psychologist Viren Swami tunes in with insight on the nature of attraction, the “Love is Blind” bias and a time he felt like he was on a date with his aunt. Danielle's Instagram Page: @iam_daniellerose Attraction Explained, by Professor Viren Swami Rory in People Magazine Matt in Screen Rant Local Kindergartener EP, Spine Episode Transcript

Jessica couldn’t help but see how her brother’s cerebral palsy made it harder for him to meet people, and she wanted to help. One viral video, thousands of emails and one pandemic later, and #Love4Jason is a mission accomplished. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Episode Transcript #Love4Jason video on YouTube Music from the #Love4Jason Video: Possibilities, by Outerskies x Gabriel James Elyse’s blog, The Adventuring SLP Elye’s Instagram, @leesieruck Local Kindergartener EP, Spine Sarah Smith Rainey’s Book, “Love, Sex and Disability”