What do human relationships with chatbots say about friendship? A philosopher considers

Anthropologists tell us that only a handful of human experiences can be found in all human cultures. Among them is the experience of friendship. It might have different expressions in different times and places, but something akin to it seems to appear everywhere. Surely one of the greatest pains a human can endure is to have no friends – to be outside of every circle of trust, every exchange of confidence, every bond of love. Review: Artificially Yours: Real Friendship in a World of Chatbots –…