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    #44: Woeboism

    July 27th, 2021 · 57 minutes

    Alex flip flops on their opinion of therapy robots at least three times, and Kathy eloquently explains why the human brain is great, so it's important to take care of.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Woebot Health
    Talkspace
    BetterHelp | Professional Counseling With A Licensed Therapist
    Replika
    The story of Replika, the AI app that becomes you - YouTube
    Luka's Replika chatbot creates a digital representation of you the more you interact with it — Quartz
    He couldn’t get over his fiancee’s death. So he brought her back as an A.I. chatbot
    Conduit - Relay FM
    Hi, I'm Alex Cox.
    The Unicorn Sidekick
    Kathy Campbell (She/Her) (@mrssoup) / Twitter
    AleXR CoXR (@AlexCox) / Twitter
    Siri, Where can I hide a dead body? - YouTube
    Ubiquitous computing - Wikipedia
    Spatial computing - Wikipedia
    Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House - Party Scene - YouTube