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Can AI Be a Transitional Object?
There’s a concept in psychoanalysis called the transitional object. Think teddy bear, blankie, beloved plush dinosaur with one eye missing. It’s not you, and it’s not not-you. It’s something in between. It's a bridge from the warm oneness of early attachment to the cool independence of the outside world.
And lately, I’ve been wondering:Can AI be that thing?

Shea McTaggart, Psy.D.
Jul 303 min read
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