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Welcome to Tech Quickly, the part of Science Quickly, where it's all tech all the time.

I'm Sophie Bushwick, tech editor at Scientific American.

Today we have two very special guests.

I'm Diego Senora. I am a independent producer and journalist.

I'm Anna Oaks. I'm an audio producer and journalist.

Thank you both for joining me.

Together, Anna and Diego produced a podcast called Radiotopia Presents bot love. This seven episode series explores

AI chatbots and the humans who build relationships with them. Many of the people they spoke with

got their chatbots through a company called Replica. This company helps you build a personalized

character that you can chat with endlessly.

Paid versions of the bot respond using generative AI, like the technology that powers chat

GPT.

So users can craft a bot that is specific to their preferences and needs, and then chat

with it the way you would chat with a human.

But what are the consequences of entrusting our emotions to computer programs?

So to kick things off, how do you think that the people you spoke with generally felt about their chatbots?

It's a big range.

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