Love, Loneliness, and AI: Where Should We Begin? Live with Esther Perel and Spike Jonze
2026-03-23 · 57 min · episode 36 · 14 entities
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Love, Loneliness, and AI: Where Should We Begin? Live with Esther Perel and Spike Jonze
Episode description as stored
More than a decade ago, the film Her imagined a love story between a human and an artificial intelligence. Today, it no longer feels like fiction.
In this special live taping of Where Should We Begin? from the Vox Media Stage at SXSW, Esther Perel is joined by Academy Award–winning filmmaker Spike Jonze to explore what happens when technology captures our affection. Drawing on a recent therapy session on the podcast with a man in a romantic relationship with his AI companion, Esther brings the audience into a deeply human story—one that raises new questions about intimacy, attachment, the state of "love," and what it means to feel seen.
What happens when the being that understands you best isn’t a human being?
As AI moves closer into our emotional lives, this conversation invites us to consider not just what technology can do, but what it awakens within us.
Producer’s Note: When our anonymous guests do a session with Esther for the podcast, it is an act of generosity for everyone who listens. These sessions are meant not only to support the people in the room with Esther, but all of us who learn from their stories. Our stories have many chapters, and what you hear is just one moment in someone’s journey. So even though the sessions are anonymous, please remember that real people are behind them and they may be reading your comments.
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