HOUSTON THERAPY

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?

This post is a heavily edited version of a paper I wrote in school. I think these concepts are helpful for many people, so I hope I was...