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Salon’s cultural analysis argues that Marvel’s VisionQuest arrives amid growing interest in AI companions, and casts its android Vision as a romantic companion made of code. That makes the show’s fictional question about artificial affection a timely one, not just another bit of superhero lore.
Why it mattersThe article says some people are choosing AI partners, while noting that the idea is still viewed as strange or alarming. Its argument is cultural commentary, not evidence about how widespread those relationships are.
Discuss: Can fiction make AI companionship easier to discuss, or does giving a chatbot a handsome face make the subject harder to see clearly?
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