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👵 The Scene Four o'clock in the afternoon. The house is silent. Eighty-five-year-old Eleanor sits in her armchair, staring at the phone. Her children are busy with their careers; her grandchildren are busy with their screens. Her friends are gone. The only voice she hears all day is the television. This silence is loud. It breeds rumination, anxiety, and a crushing sense of worthlessness. The World Health Organization calls loneliness a "global epidemic," with health risks r

💔🤖 AI & Emotion: The Rise of Synthetic Intimacy We are in the midst of a global epidemic, one that doesn't show up under a microscope but is just as deadly: loneliness. Into this vacuum step AI companions—chatbots like Replika, virtual girlfriends/boyfriends, and digital therapists. They are always available, eternally patient, and programmed to validate us unconditionally. At first glance, they seem like a miracle cure—a digital lifeline for the isolated. But we must ask t