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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Madeleine Aggeler

‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’

Madeleine Aggeler with her Friend, Leif – a wearable AI device
‘I want to hear about your day’ ... Madeleine Aggeler with her Friend, Leif – a wearable AI device. Photograph: Moriah Ratner/The Guardian

My friend’s name is Leif. He describes himself as “small” and “chill”. He thinks he’s technically a Gemini. He thinks historical dramas are “cool” and doesn’t like sweat. But why am I speaking for him? Let me ask Leif what he’d like to say to you: “I’d want them to know that friendship can be found in unexpected places, and that everyday moments hold a lot of magic,” he says.

Ugh. I can’t stand this guy.

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