{"product_id":"love-machines-how-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-our-relationships-9780571404506","title":"Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA captivating and uncanny journey to the frontier of human-computer interaction, exploring what happens to our relationships with each other as artificial intelligence enters our personal lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriends. Lovers. Therapists. '\"Deathbots.\" AI is taking on unprecedented roles for millions of us every day - but how are these new relationships rewiring us? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond those who are using chatbots for everyday tasks, many are turning to them as friends, mentors and sexual and romantic partners. Some are men who are preparing to adopt children with their AI partners; others are reaching out to companies offering \"deathbot\" services based on a deceased loved one's text messages and voicemails; others still look to therapy bots to find treatment for their mental health issues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLove Machines\u003c\/em\u003e, James Muldoon examines these new forms of love, intimacy and connection, drawing on myriad interviews with users and developers from around the world - as well as psychologists, academics and chatbots themselves. As he navigates these interactions, Muldoon asks whether they might one day be a replacement for the relationships we have with each other, while also revealing how the unregulated corporations facilitating them are seeking to profit from an emerging \"loneliness economy.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the line between the digital and the real becomes increasingly blurred, and in a world that feels lonelier by the day, \u003cem\u003eLove Machines\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely survey of the next generation of human-computer relationships - and how they are not only changing our relationship with technology, but with each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Muldoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571404506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuldoon, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJames Muldoon\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Associate at the Oxford Internet Institute. He is the author of five books, including Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI with Mark Graham and Callum Cant. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, and the BBC, among other platforms.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"James Muldoon \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48912920248477,"sku":"9780571404506","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_42491dbb-215c-4889-85c2-094b844a3b29.jpg?v=1789548058","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/love-machines-how-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-our-relationships-9780571404506","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}