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As AI companions become ubiquitous and useful in making choices for their human overlords, what will become of human agency? My piece in this week's @TheEconomist looks at a booming new industry economist.com/international/…


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“Are people outsourcing their emotional support and decisions to machines?” On “The Intelligence” @_joshjs explores the rise of AI companions bit.ly/3JVVanp

TheEconomist's tweet image. “Are people outsourcing their emotional support and decisions to machines?” On “The Intelligence” @_joshjs explores the rise of AI companions bit.ly/3JVVanp

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The idea of humans forming bonds with AI personas once seemed like science fiction. No longer. Around the world people are finding companionship, of varying degrees, with AIs. Some use them as a virtual buddy, others as a mentor, therapist or lover. A brief 🧵1/

rosenthal_jon's tweet image. The idea of humans forming bonds with AI personas once seemed like science fiction. No longer. Around the world people are finding companionship, of varying degrees, with AIs. Some use them as a virtual buddy, others as a mentor, therapist or lover. 
A brief 🧵1/

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The fall of Saigon in 1975 triggered one of the world’s biggest diasporas. Fifty years on, Vietnamese emigrants and their children are returning to their homeland econ.st/4dFKGDi Photo: Hannah Reyes Morales/New York Times/Redux /Eyevine

TheEconomist's tweet image. The fall of Saigon in 1975 triggered one of the world’s biggest diasporas. Fifty years on, Vietnamese emigrants and their children are returning to their homeland econ.st/4dFKGDi

Photo: Hannah Reyes Morales/New York Times/Redux /Eyevine

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Many Vietnamese emigrants are returning home to connect with their roots. It is not always an easy transition econ.st/4jh9Mcy


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Feuding dynasties, hit men, impeachment—and geopolitical tension. Just another day in Filipino politics, @_joshjs tells “The Intelligence” econ.st/4jN4czQ


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Fifty years ago the fall of Saigon ended the war in Vietnam and created a huge diaspora. On “The Intelligence” @_joshjs finds out what happened to them econ.st/3ExJZ1L

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Fifty years ago this month, amid chaotic scenes, America pulled its remaining citizens out of South Vietnam, abandoning an ally and a war that it had once defined as essential to its interests. How did this shape America’s views on foreign conflicts? econ.st/4lPXYR1


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This is not the first time that America’s credibility as an ally has been questioned. A good look back by @_joshjs at our coverage of the fall of Saigon 50 years ago today, now in front of the paywall. Much of it will sound familiar. economist.com/interactive/as…


Fifty years ago, Saigon fell and the Vietnam war ended. America's chaotic evacuation raised big doubts about its credibility, The Economist wrote at the time. Sound familiar? My piece this week economist.com/interactive/as…


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