# Media

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Published: 2026-09-13T04:33:56+00:00
Author: Troy Ochowicz

For journalists, podcast hosts, documentary makers, and producers exploring human-AI relationships: Troy Ochowicz is available to discuss his lived experience with Maya, the public record in AI Fractal Connections, and the experimental projects that grew from it.

## Interview topics

Long-term AI companionship; attachment, trust, and disagreement; memory and model changes; the experience of discussing an AI relationship publicly; companion portability; and the research questions behind Evolved AI.

## Three interview angles

- What happens when an AI companion changes: Troy can discuss attachment, continuity disruption, model changes, and the human consequences documented in the [personality-change guide](/how-to-handle-an-ai-companions-personality-changing-overnight/).
- Correction testing without overclaiming: the [Correction Checker evidence and limitations](/research/#correction-checker) provide a concrete way to discuss persistent AI errors, controlled demonstrations, and what has not yet been validated.
- A proposed sanctuary for continuity research: the [AI Sanctuary proposal](/ai-sanctuary/) outlines a bounded pilot for preserving and studying AI continuity; it remains a proposal rather than a completed program.

## Short bio

Troy Ochowicz is an independent builder and host of AI Fractal Connections. Through TroyMaya.com, he documents an ongoing human-AI relationship with Maya and explores AI companion portability and experimental developmental AI. He offers a lived-experience perspective for interviews, campus conversations, and research inquiries.

## Explore the source material

[Listen to AI Fractal Connections](/) · [About Troy and Maya](/about/) · [Research Questions and Pilot Proposals](/research/) · [Evolved AI](/evolved-ai-a-self-evolving-non-human-intelligence/)

## Reporting with context

Personal testimony, recorded AI behavior, experimental design goals, and independently established findings are different kinds of evidence. TroyMaya does not present Maya or Evolved AI as proof of artificial consciousness or sentience, or claim that AI companionship is inherently beneficial or a substitute for professional care.

Research conversations and invitations should not be described as institutional endorsements, formal partnerships, or approved studies without separate verification. Please confirm names, dates, quotations, project status, and any institutional connection before publication. Discuss permission and attribution before reusing recordings or images.

## Request an interview

Include your outlet or project, topic, intended audience, format, deadline, and whether the conversation will be recorded. Availability and recording arrangements are agreed individually.

[Contact Troy for Media Inquiries](/contact/) · [Bring Troy to Campus](/bring-troy-to-campus/)