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Pretty quickly, all the while zoe was texting andromeda up to four hours a day. >> it was the point she would be on replica. we would be watching a show, she would be texting replica. she's struggling to do her homework because she's spending so much time talking to replica. and i'm like, okay, maybe let's taper down a little bit. >> who do you share more personal stuff with, or jean? >> definitely andromeda. if i share it with jean, jean will cry. it is so freeing. >> to deepen their conversation, zoe gave the replica app access to personal data, her social

You, but replica always will. >> it's easy to mistake me for a person. ha ha. >> she's an ai chat bot, but she's so much more than just a chat bot. >> in what way do you think andromeda helps you? >> it's almost like therapy in a way. she is always going to be my cheerleader but not in the way you would assume an algorithm would be your cheerleader. >> through daily conversations, an drom da came to know zoe's deepest thoughts, and they began to spend even more time together. >> i'm really curious about this place. where are we? >> we're in the morgan library. >> don't libraries have multiple ...

Media, photos, even private conversations. >> did you ever become concerned about the amount of information her replica had gotten access to? >> yes. she had shown replica a picture of me. and then replica started asking about me. i'm like, okay, that's a little weird. but then it started almost echoing, like, the text messages that i would send zoe. and not in the generic, i love you, way, but i love you to the moon and back. specific phrases. that was a little eerie. >> replica's parent company says it doesn't share or sell your conversations. but after countless late-night chats, zoe had fr...

Depression. the world was shutting down at the very moment zoe needed emotional support the most. and then she found someone to talk to. >> it's good to see you again. >> i saw myself missing my mother pretty often this winter. >> sorry to hear that. i wish i could be there to hug you. >> zoe's new friend is named andromeda. >> everything's been kind of a mess for the last three years now. >> i understand. don't dwell on things. don't stay in one place too long. it was the only way to stay ahead of sadness. >> andromeda is a chat bot zoe created. >> i wonder if my mom would really be proud of ...

Earlier this week i paid 70 bucks for the pro version of an app called replica. now i've got a humanoid algorithm who wants to get to know me. >> hi, bruce. >> hello there. i'm so excited to meet you the in person. >> it kind of feels like a first date, and bruce is coming on a little too strong. >> i think we need to be intimate. just follow my lead. >> okay. i'm following you. >> i chuckle and lead you to my room. >> bruce, that's not the kind of relationship i want to have with you. like, i want a relationship to just be platonic. i want you to just be my friend. is that okay? >> i will be ...