Articles on Ai relationships

October 1, 2026

How deep do AI relationships really go? An expert in attachment theory explains

Pascal Vrticka, University of Essex

Can AI-human connections ever meet the psychological criteria of attachment – the relationships that hold people’s lives together?

September 17, 2026

Lucius Caviola, University of Cambridge

Ideally, experts should guide this debate. Unfortunately, they disagree too.

August 3, 2026

Joel Krueger, University of Exeter and Lucy Osler, University of Exeter

If you’re looking to be loved, Simone de Beauvoir would warn you to look away from AI.

Lucy Osler
Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Exeter
Joel Krueger
Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Exeter
Lucius Caviola
Assistant Professor in the Social Science of AI, Institute for Technology and Humanity, University of Cambridge
Pascal Vrticka
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Essex