I Am Not a Robot (but My Boyfriend Was)
Tech writer Joanna Stern explored the integration of artificial intelligence into her daily life for a year. Her experiences included using robot assistants, commuting in self-driving cars, and even having an AI boyfriend named Evan. This journey is documented in her new book, I Am Not a Robot.
- ▪Joanna Stern tested various AI technologies in her daily routine.
- ▪She documented her experiences in her book, I Am Not a Robot.
- ▪Stern's experiment included commuting in autonomous vehicles and using AI for bedtime stories.
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Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/PreviewView all episodesI Am Not a Robot (but My Boyfriend Was)June 5, 2026Suzy Weiss1HR 11MJoanna Stern on the age of AI everything.Get NotifiedFor a year, tech writer Joanna Stern turned herself into an AI guinea pig. She let artificial intelligence into every corner of her life: testing robot assistants, commuting in autonomous vehicles, reading AI bedtime stories to her children, and even going on a road trip with her AI boyfriend, Evan.That experiment became her new book, I Am Not a Robot.
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