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In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on July 8, 2025, we discuss the growing trend of human/AI relationships and what, if any, boundaries should be put in place.

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Michael Meyer is a professor emeritus of philosophy at Santa Clara University and a faculty scholar with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.Views are his own. For social creatures like us, ...