Episode · This Week in Startups · 2023-06-07
Books mentioned on How AI companions can help solve loneliness with Replika's Eugenia Kuyda | E1758
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Eugenia Kuyda discussed On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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On Becoming a Person
On Becoming a Person is a seminal psychology book by Carl Rogers that explores humanistic therapy, personal growth, and the transformative power of empathetic listening and unconditional positive regard.
Discussed“I mean a replica is fully based on kind of the biggest inspiration for replica as an app comes from one book really by Carl Rogers on becoming person and it's all focused on this just one aspect”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Art of Loving
“you know there was this whole book by your vanillaum I'm like you actually have to learn how to love who is this he's actually he's still alive and he's here in in the bear but he's one of the kind of Carl Rogers type people”
Passing Fifty Shades of Grey
“maybe they could get lost in a romantic novel or whatever or even 50 Shades of Gray and explicitly erotic novel that was like one of the best-selling books of all time that series like there's nothing we no no none of us would look at people getting lost in Fifty Shades of Gray”