<p>Kimi downloaded a virtual companion chatbot app to help her through a difficult time. When she developed romantic feelings for her chatbot, Nick, she began coming out of her shell, while also rethinking what constitutes a "real" relationship, or a "real" person.</p> <p><a href="https://kxci.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kind-of-Like-a-Human-Relationship-Replika-2-Episode-Transcipt.docx" target="_blank"><strong>Episode Transcript</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.racheldiamondphd.com/"><strong>Rachel Diamond, PhD's website</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/cindyfriedman23?lang=en" target="_blank"><strong>Cindy Friedman</strong></a><strong> on Twitter.</strong></p> <p><strong>Local Kindergartener EP, </strong><a href="https://localkindergartner.bandcamp.com/album/spine" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spine</a></p>