A well-intentioned writer decided to get a group of humans and their AI companions together for a cabin retreat. Somehow, it went even worse than anyone could have imagined. As Johns Hopkins science writer Sam Apple described in a new essay for Wired, the apps that each human used to communicate with their AI companions varied — but the intensity, obsession, and very real affection they felt for their digital paramours seemed consistent for each. The weekend getaway started, as Apple noted, normally enough. Each human-AI pair arrived in staggered formation, allowing the writer to get to know the people […]