AI Can't Cure Loneliness Epidemic

ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: AI can't cure epidemic of loneliness

People of every age now too often find themselves isolated from family, with too few friends and little to keep them company but the screens in their hands, on their desks and on their walls.

Someone to talk to: AI and loneliness of aging

James is 78, a widower for five years now. He lives alone in the home where he and his wife raised their children. The house still hums with memory, but most days it’s quiet. The clock ticks, the heater kicks in, and sometimes the only sound is his own footsteps moving from one room to another. But now there’s another voice in the house. “Good morning, James,” says ElliQ, a small, swiveling AI companion on the kitchen counter. “Did you sleep wel…

AI can’t cure our epidemic of loneliness

Mark Zuckerberg is right that our nation is beset by an epidemic of loneliness.

Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic

It might seem odd to look to someone who lived over 2,000 years ago for answers about AI. But Aristotle has enduring insights about friendships – and which ones are particularly valuable.

AI can't cure loneliness epidemic

Screens offer the illusion of real human connection but lead to mindless scrolling

Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic

Mark Zuckerberg recently suggested that AI chatbots could combat social isolation by serving as "friends" for people experiencing loneliness.