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We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?
Publisher description: "When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return."
TechCrunch | Oct 9, 2026 | Amanda Silberling
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In a tan polo shirt, brown leather belt, and round bolo tie, MIT PhD student Wil Norton kind of looks like a park ranger, leading our tour group through a tropical jungle. Even though I know it isn’t sentient, I want to be its friend. Sherry Turkle‘s “Artificial Intimacy” book launch at MIT Future Fest.
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