The Person in Your Pocket: Why AI Companions Are Becoming Part of Everyday Life in 2026
It is 11:47 at night. You have already watched half an episode of something you are not really following. Your friends are asleep, the group chat has gone quiet, and you suddenly remember the awkward thing you said during a meeting six hours ago.
You could keep replaying it in your head. Or you could open an app and type: “Was that as embarrassing as I think it was?”

















