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
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