Who would have thought just ten years ago that we’d be turning to artificial intelligence for relationship advice? Now, ChatGPT is playing therapist, and some say it’s better than any human one they’ve had. There’s a growing trend of people sharing the deep, intimate insights their AI has given them on social media, claiming the bot has given them better guidance and feedback than any human. They are even naming it as if it were a trusted friend. Luna, Solaris, Sage, and Nova are just a few of the monikers individuals have given their AI companions to humanize them.
Some fear AI will soon take over their jobs. But isn’t there still something ineffably human, spiritual even, that can’t be replicated by code?
Or can it?
Maybe we’ve created something as Rob Zombie once growled: “more human than human.”
That’s exactly the question explored in AI: More Than Human, the new exhibit at the Frost Museum of Science.
Can ChatGPT or other forms of AI really replace human interaction? What about human touch? What about the hug that comes at the end of a deeply personal conversation about heartbreak? What about the warmth of being seen through someone’s soulful eyes? But even that comes with a risk. Couldn’t the same person who hugs you today turn around and talk badly about you behind your back tomorrow? Isn’t this more common than we’d like to admit?
Sometimes it feels safer with a robot. There’s no fear of being judged by your looks. Women don’t have to worry about being inappropriately hit on. Sometimes, a robot feels safer.
AI: More Than Human explores the potential humanity of AI through art, technology, and imagination.
AI: More Than Human is on view now through Monday, September 1, 2025, inside the Hsiao Family Special Exhibition Gallery on the first floor of the museum. Admission to AI: More Than Human is included with all museum admission tickets.
Photography courtesy of the talented Dub Davis Photography
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