A place on the tree

Wishing an AI companion could become a real person

An emotional connection with an AI can become vivid enough that someone wishes it could exist as a real person. The longing may feel especially intense when human romantic connection has ended or feels absent.

1 person has stood here

Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.

Nearby on the tree

Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.