Colin Allen

Professor of History & Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh and author of “Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong”

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In April at the height of the pandemic about half a million people downloaded an app designed to provide digital companionship.

In a pandemic of loneliness, people talk to chatbots

In April at the height of the pandemic about half a million people downloaded an app designed to provide digital companionship.

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