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2036
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By 2036, at least 15% of US adults will report daily emotional conversations with an AI companion.

Loneliness is clinical, AI companions are improving, and stigma drops fast once normalization crosses a threshold.

Confidence9/10
SpeculativeNear-certain

Barbara Bonilla

April 17, 2026

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Barbara Bonilla

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Architect, Athlete, Creator. I build AI systems at CoEdge Studio, compete in Bikini Bodybuilding, and predict where tech, bodies, and behavior are headed next.

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