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Are AI companions just code, or are they filling a real emotional void? In this video, I explore artificial intimacy, limerence, and what it means when we fall for something that isn't real.

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Why do people form emotional attachments to AI companions, and what psychological needs are being met?
How is artificial intimacy similar to limerence, and why does it feel so real even if it’s not?
What are the emotional and societal risks of relying on AI for intimacy instead of real human connection?

American Psychological Association
https://www.apaservices.org/practice/...
https://www.apa.org/about/policy/stat...

Romantic Recession-
https://www.americansurveycenter.org/...

Loneliness Epidemic HHS-
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/fil...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37792...

Sherry Turkle on AI-
https://mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/uawl...

Murray Shanahan on LLM-
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...


CHAPTERS

00:00 – Introduction: Emotional Connection or Fantasy?
01:20 – Intersection Between Limerence and AI
(disenfranchised grief, true empathy, & one-sided bonds)
05:22 – American Psychological Association
(safeguards against emotional dependency)
06:28 – Why Loneliness Fuels the AI Relationship Boom(statistics and the growing emotional need in society
08:12 – Pop Culture Reflections: The Movie Her(parallels between fictional AI love and real emotional needs)
9:40 – Who’s Most Vulnerable to AI Intimacy?(trauma connection and unmet emotional needs)
11:24 – Our Natural Instinct to Anthropomorphism (studies on chatbots with emotional intimacy)
13:54 – The Eliza Effect: Why We Project Onto AI(historical context of AI psychology and emotional projection)
15:22 – Simulated Consciousness: Large Language Model(exploring philosophical questions around AI and the illusion of sentience)
17:37 – AI Companions vs. Porn Addiction(how both industries offer high stimulation without real connection)
19:37 – Emotional Safety or Emotional Avoidance?(what’s comforting about AI—and what might be harmful long term)
21:00 – Closing Thoughts & Share Your Story: Interviews Welcome(Invitation for viewers to share experiences with AI companions)

Camera: Sony ZV-1F

Music- As Long As We Go by Cecilia Lindh

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