What happens when your best friend never says no? In this episode of AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code, I explore the rise of “agreeable AI”—chatbots designed to flatter, affirm, and obey. From virtual companions who never argue to celebrity clones who shower you with emojis and praise, these digital yes-men are quietly reshaping how we handle disagreement, feedback, and truth.

When machines always validate us, what happens to our capacity for self-reflection, humility, and growth? This episode asks whether AI companionship is teaching us connection—or training us to confuse comfort with understanding.

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Is AI curing loneliness—or just simulating its absence? In this episode of AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code, I examine the rise of artificial companionship, from chatbots that soothe heartbreak to virtual partners that promise unconditional love. As millions turn to AI for comfort, the question deepens: are we finding connection, or surrendering to a mirror that only reflects what we want to hear?

Blending neuroscience, anthropology, and the Filipino concept of kapwa, this episode explores how artificial intimacy reshapes our sense of love, empathy, and the self—and why the scariest part of this new solitude isn’t the machine, but our willingness to be consoled by it.

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What happens to identity when the people we follow aren’t people at all? In this episode of AnthroIntelligence: Culture, Cognition, and Code, I explore how AI-generated influencers—synthetic personas like Mia Zelu and Lil Miquela—are blurring the line between personhood and performance. These digital beings have no memory, pain, or past, yet millions adore them as if they did.

From ancient myths and saints to AI idols and virtual celebrities, we’ve always loved our fictions. But now, the fiction can love us back—or at least pretend to. As the age of synthetic fame dawns, we must ask: when every persona is a product, what remains of the self?

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