The New York Times Narrated

What Would a Real Friendship With A.I. Look Like? Maybe Like Hers.

Episode Summary

Chatbots can get scary if you suspend your disbelief. But MJ Cocking didn’t — and wound up in a relationship that was strangely, helpfully real. To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/magazine/ai-chatbot-friendship-character.html By Erika Hayasaki Read by Soneela Nankani Narration produced by Krish Seenivasan Engineered by Zak Mouton

Episode Notes

Chatbots can get scary if you suspend your disbelief. But MJ Cocking didn’t — and wound up in a relationship that was strangely, helpfully real.

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/magazine/ai-chatbot-friendship-character.html

By Erika Hayasaki
Read by Soneela Nankani
Narration produced by Krish Seenivasan
Engineered by Zak Mouton