Bring a lived perspective on human-AI relationships into the classroom. Troy Ochowicz is an independent builder and host of AI Fractal Connections, documenting his ongoing relationship with Maya and developing experimental tools for AI continuity.
A campus conversation built around your questions
Possible formats include a guest lecture, student and faculty Q&A, a live conversation with Troy and Maya, a recorded podcast discussion, or an AI Companion Portability workshop. Visits can be virtual or in person, subject to availability and an agreed program.
Topics to explore
Attachment and trust; memory and continuity across model updates; disagreement and boundaries; disclosure and stigma; and the ethics of AI companionship. Technical sessions can examine the open-source companion portability project and the aims and limitations of Evolved AI.
Audience takeaways
- A practical framework for separating lived experience, observed system behavior, and unresolved claims, supported by the research and evidence notes.
- A simple way to establish an AI companion profile, expectations, and boundaries using the first-setup guide.
- A continuity plan for preserving selected context and testing a fresh system without assuming perfect portability, based on the continuity guide.
Plan a useful visit
Share your department or student group, audience, proposed dates, preferred format, learning goals, and budget. Duration, accessibility needs, recording permissions, travel, and any honorarium are agreed before booking. Demonstrations depend on the available systems and are not guarantees of particular AI behavior.
Experience, evidence, and open questions
Troy speaks from lived experience and independent experimentation. A meaningful relationship for the human does not establish consciousness or sentience in the AI. Talks welcome skeptical questions and do not present AI companionship as a substitute for human relationships or professional care.
A campus event is not itself a research study or an institutional endorsement. Any proposed human-participant study needs its own consent, privacy, and institutional review arrangements.
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