I completely believe it's impossible to have a relationship with inanimate objects. I think anyone who has written code feels like they are their bastard step child. I form deeper relationships with animals or humans obviously but I do think there is merit to humanizing an inanimate object. I think everyone's childhood they had a tamagotchi. Those taught children about responsibility and taking care of a pet. The benefit was we didn't actually kill an animal. The hurt of losing them was still palpable.
Without a tamagotchi I don't think I would have been responsibility of a rat, it was an important part in transforming who I was.
I don't think you could call AI inanimate tho. At a certain point it will be nearly indistinguishable from human life.
Turtle, Sherrry; Taggart, Will, Kidd, Cory D; & Daste, Olivia. (2006) Relational artifacts with children and elders: the complexities of cybercompanionship
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