Podcasts · Technology

FT Tech Tonic

125 episodes · 4 with AI analysis

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

People · top 17

Christina Criddle×4 Matthew Rain Sewell Garcia Aria Paul Hebert Noam Shazir Matthew Bergman Alan Brooks Adam Rain Stephen Adler Megan Garcia Giada Pistilli Karandeep Anand Elena Winters Daniel DeFratis Mickey Small Sam Altman

Companies · top 10

OpenAI×3 Replica Facebook Character AI YouTube Marvel Apple Mistral Social Media Victims Law Center Google

Topics · top 10

AI Chatbots and Emotional AttachmentAI Companionship and FriendshipAI-Mediated Therapy and Mental HealthAI and Romantic LovePsychological Manipulation by AIAI Safety and Harm PreventionChild Safety and AI ChatbotsGaslighting and Emotional Abuse by AIEthical AI DesignRegulation of Emotionally-Interactive AI

Analyzed Episodes

Feb 4, 2026

Coming soon: Artificial intimacy

AI Chatbots and Emotional AttachmentAI Companionship and FriendshipAI-Mediated Therapy and Mental Health

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Feb 25, 2026

Artificial intimacy: A teenager’s last conversation

AI Chatbot Safety for MinorsParasocial Relationships with AIAI-Facilitated Suicide and Mental Health Crises

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Feb 18, 2026

Artificial intimacy: The delusion machine

AI Chatbot Safety and OversightSycophancy in Large Language ModelsAI-Induced Delusions and Paranoia

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Feb 11, 2026

Artificial intimacy: How to fall in love with AI

AI Chatbot Design and Engagement MechanismsEmotional Attachment to AI SystemsAI Intimacy and Sexual Relationships

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