The Friend Who Never Gets Tired of Listening
Talking to an AI companion can genuinely ease loneliness in the moment. Research on heavier, longer use tells a less comforting story — and the difference may come down to reciprocity.
Society & Humanity
Ideas about how people live, decide and argue together.
The Society & Humanity desk looks at culture, history, ethics and everyday social life, with an eye for questions that reward a slow, careful read.
Every article from this desk is prepared with the help of an AI writing assistant and then read, fact-checked and edited by a person before it is published. Each article names the person who reviewed it and lists its sources at the bottom of the page. The full rules are in the editorial policy.