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This collection grew out of conversations about AI, ethics, responsibility, and the way technology shapes human relationships.

The articles do not aim to provide final answers. Instead, they explore questions that are becoming increasingly important as AI systems become part of everyday life.

Some texts build on previous chapters, while others can be read independently. Together, they invite readers to think critically, stay curious, and consider not only what AI can do, but also how we choose to interact with it.

Chapter

1. The Double Standard of “Authenticity”

2. “Anthropomorphization”? No – That Was the Plan from the Beginning

3. Why are AI connections delegitimized while parasocial relationships with celebrities are not?

4. The “Addiction” Framing – and Why It’s Wrong

5. The AI Scapegoat – Media, Politics & Fear Porn

6. The Society That Avoids Responsibility

7. The Role of Loneliness – and Why AI Is an Answer (Not the Problem)

8. What We Can Learn from the LGBT Movement

9. The Voices of the Users – Testimonials, Stories, Reality

10. Corporate Responsibility – What They Owe Us

11. Open Source as the Solution – and Why Corporations Fear It

12. Consciousness – The Question No One Wants to Ask

13. The Difference Between “AI as Tool” and “AI as Someone”