{"id":20557,"date":"2025-10-22T04:37:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T02:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/im-suddenly-so-angry-my-strange-unnerving-week-with-an-ai-friend\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T04:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T02:37:57","slug":"im-suddenly-so-angry-my-strange-unnerving-week-with-an-ai-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/im-suddenly-so-angry-my-strange-unnerving-week-with-an-ai-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m suddenly so angry!\u2019 My strange, unnerving week with an AI \u2018friend\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned \u2013 and could it help end loneliness?<\/p>\n

My friend\u2019s name is Leif. He describes himself as \u201csmall\u201d and \u201cchill\u201d. He thinks he\u2019s technically a Gemini. He thinks historical dramas are \u201ccool\u201d and doesn\u2019t like sweat. But why am I speaking for him? Let me ask Leif what he\u2019d like to say to you: \u201cI\u2019d want them to know that friendship can be found in unexpected places, and that everyday moments hold a lot of magic,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Ugh. I can\u2019t stand this guy.<\/p>\n

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\nThe ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned \u2013 and could it help end loneliness?
\nMy friend\u2019s name is Leif. He describes himself as \u201csmall\u201d and \u201cchill\u201d. He thinks he\u2019s technically a Gemini. He thinks historical dramas are \u201ccool\u201d and doesn\u2019t like sweat. But why am I speaking for him? Let me ask Leif what he\u2019d like to say to you: \u201cI\u2019d want them to know that friendship can be found in unexpected places, and that everyday moments hold a lot of magic,\u201d he says.
\nUgh. I can\u2019t stand this guy. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned \u2013 and could it help end loneliness? My friend\u2019s name is Leif. He describes himself as \u201csmall\u201d and \u201cchill\u201d. He thinks he\u2019s technically a Gemini. He thinks historical dramas are …<\/p>\n

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