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<p><i>[This episode originally aired on August 17, 2023]</i> For all the talk about AI, we rarely hear about how it will change our relationships. As we swipe to find love and consult chatbot therapists, acclaimed psychotherapist and relationship expert Esther Perel warns that there’s another harmful “AI” on the rise — Artificial Intimacy — and how it is depriving us of real connection. Tristan and Esther discuss how depending on algorithms can fuel alienation, and then imagine how we might design technology to strengthen our social bonds.</p><p><strong>RECOMMENDED MEDIA </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.estherperel.com/books">Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel</a></p><p>Esther's debut work on the intricacies behind modern relationships, and the dichotomy of domesticity and sexual desire</p><p><a href="https://www.estherperel.com/books">The State of Affairs by Esther Perel</a></p><p>Esther takes a look at modern relationships through the lens of infidelity</p><p><a href="https://ww...