• Can a Human love a Machine?

  • Oct 2 2024
  • Length: 5 mins
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Can a Human love a Machine?

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  • "Love in the Time of AI", explores the question of whether humans can love machines. The author examines two works of science fiction, "Be Right Back" and "Her", to understand the complexities of human-machine relationships.


    The author argues that while love between humans and machines may seem impossible, it is a question of appropriateness rather than possibility. The paper examines whether machines can be suitable objects of human love, specifically analyzing the cases of machines that attempt to replace lost loves and machines that exist solely as disembodied artificial intelligences.


    The author ultimately suggests that for love to be both possible and appropriate, it may require machines to be capable of reciprocity and affection themselves.
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