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AI Companions

Dive into the technical, social, and philosophical implications of these, our digital companions.

Recommend viewing on a tablet, laptop, desktop browser, or IMAX Theater.

It will work on a phone, but some graphic elements may be hard to see on a teenie-tiny screen.

Your future, older eyes will thank me.

Chapters

Introduction

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Genesis

Exploring the origins of AI Companions and the foundational technologies that made them possible.

Hey, Siri

How Siri changed the mobile landscape and set expectations for voice assistants.

Rise of Smart Devices

The expansion of AI companions beyond phones into our homes and daily lives.

Making Sausage

A deep dive into the technical architecture and processes powering AI companions.

What is Your Intent?

Understanding the classification systems that help AI parse human language.

Toolmageddon

How AI assistants evolved from simple responders to complex tool-wielding agents.

Extensions and Lifecycles

Exploring how AI assistants became platforms for third-party development.

The Phantom Knows

Examining the black box nature of AI decision-making and knowledge.

Web of Trust

Trust and security shape AI interactions

What Can Go Wrong?

Examining the dark side and potential pitfalls of AI companion technology.

Cost

Training and deploying LLM models is not cheap.

Money

How can AI Assistants make money? Let us count the ways.

Privacy - Part 1

Status of Individual Privacy in the age of AI and ML.

Privacy - Part 2

Privacy in the age of AI: we can do better

Personal Digital Twins

Privacy in the age of AI: we can do better