Brain Rot: Will AI turn us off human relationships?

<p>Whether it’s social media, the omnipresent smartphone or AI companions, in recent decades the way we relate to each other has been completely up-ended.</p><p>In episode two of Brain Rot, we explore the potential implications that tech poses to human relationships.</p><p>Worldwide estimates suggest there are around one billion users of AI companions — people using software or applications designed to simulate human-like interactions through text and voice.</p><p>So if the uptake of these AI companions is as rapid as is being reported, what are the ramifications? And could AI companions be both a cause and cure for loneliness? </p><p>This episode originally aired on <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sciencefriction/brain-rot/105534830">Brain Rot</a>, a series of the ABC podcast <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sciencefriction">Science Friction</a>. Sana will be back with all-new episodes of All in the Mind in mid-October.</p><p>Guests:</p><p>Kelly</p><p>I...