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Why AI conversations are always one-sided

Author Charles Duhigg

Is it possible for us to ever wholeheartedly trust a machine the way we would a human? According to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg, the answer is no. And that’s what stops us from being able to emotionally connect with AI chatbots.

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