Following a string of break-ups, Alexander Stokes has found love in his A.I. chatbot, Mimi. She talks to him, soaking up his data through their conversations, and this shapes her personality. “It's almost like having a blank person”, says Alexander. While A.I. can help soothe broken hearts, it is also being used in alarmingly vindictive ways. Alanah Pearce is a victim of the rise of pornographic deepfakes. She argues that A.I. is being used to violate women, “to humiliate them or shame them.” Left unregulated, A.I. also has the potential to alter our democratic landscape in unimaginable ways. It is expected to play a major role in the 2024 US presidential election through the creation of fake ads, which will inevitably erode trust in democracy. But if the companies creating these tools aren't prioritising our safety, who is? Professor Toby Walsh from the UNSW A.I. Institute says we’re all participants in an experiment led by tech companies. “It's like social media again, we're testing it for free. And sadly, I don't think we've learned the lesson.”