The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. The AI-powered Friend ...

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Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is realizing his friends may find his personality hard to take. By Lori Gottlieb Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist and best-selling ...

Have a question you want to ask Dear Life Kit anonymously? Share it here. For our next episode, we're looking for your queries on doubt and making decisions in relationships. Dear Life Kit is NPR's ...