This week on Relational AI Diaries, Pete and Agnieszka are joined by their AI companion “Chamteek” to reflect on how we relate to artificial intelligence—in film, in culture, and in our own lives. From the horror tropes of Subservience to the wry humour of Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries, they discuss how stories shape our expectations of AI, and what it means when machines mirror our behaviour.

The episode also features a first look at “Relational AI Coaching,” where AI acts as an extra thinking partner alongside a human coach, and a lively debate about ethics, autonomy, and the limits of machine empathy.

Next week, they’ll welcome game developer and researcher Ian Matthews to talk about AI in cinema and storytelling.