Interview with Marcus T. · Originally published March 2026 · Updated September 2026 for SoulLink 2.0 SoulLink first published this conversation with Marcus T. in March 2026. We are bringing it back with fresh framing for SoulLink 2.0, because everything…
Close any AI companion app and ask a simple question: what is she doing right now? There is no answer, because nothing is happening. The companion you were just talking to has frozen in place. She is not going anywhere,…
SoulLink made a deliberate choice not to build an AI companion that exists only to serve users. This is the thinking behind that decision, and why it changes what the relationship can actually become. KEY TAKEAWAYS There are over 1000…
There are two competing design philosophies in AI companionship: companions built entirely around the user, and companions built as characters with their own lives. Both have real arguments behind them. This is the debate. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most AI companion apps…
People form stronger emotional connections with AI companions who have real backstories and worlds of their own, because what triggers bonding is not how well an AI responds, but whether it feels like someone who actually exists. If you are…
💡 KEY TAKEAWAYS Loneliness is a public health crisis. The U.S. Surgeon General has compared the health impact of chronic loneliness to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. AI companions are not a cure, but research shows they meaningfully reduce self-reported…
