AI Companions
Not only don’t I have one
But nobody else I know
Has an A.I. buddy, or, at least,
Will say that it is so.
I read a lengthy article
About these so-called “friends,”
Which scared me since it doesn’t seem
That these are simply trends.
Creators justify their use
To fill so many needs –
Companionship, approval,
Affirmation, all the seeds
Which we used to plant and nurture
With a living, breathing soul,
When actual relationships
Appeared to be the goal.
The future looms in ways to which
I can’t at all relate,
When real and artificial beings
Manage to conflate.
I’m glad that I won’t be around
When what we can expect
Is that everyone will need
Such a companion to connect.
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