The AI Download


AI boyfriends, VR bedrooms, and relationship “training wheels”... how AI is reshaping intimacy, why shame still runs the show, and how to use tech as a tool (not a trap).


Dating apps felt disruptive—AI companions are a whole new planet. In this candid conversation, Kaamna Bhojwani - sexologist, Psychology Today columnist, host of Sex, Tech & Spirituality  explains what it means to be “technosexual,” why some people say an AI boyfriend is “better than nothing,” and where things tip into addiction, isolation, and bad incentives. We get practical too: using AI for sex education, role-playing tough conversations, closing the orgasm gap, and building the three C’s of lasting connection: communication, creativity, and—yes—cunnilingus. We also hit data privacy, attachment styles, teledildonics, VR, and the coming wave of humanoid robots. Tool, not replacement—that’s the mantra.


What we cover:

  • Technosexuality 101: integrating AI into personal and interpersonal life without losing the plot

  • AI companions: who benefits, where harm starts, and why “better than nothing” is the current bar

  • Shame, culture, and intimacy: how stigma shapes behavior—and how to unlearn it

  • Education > Porn: using AI for safer, smarter sex ed with bias checks

  • Tools & toys: VR fantasy spaces, teledildonics, and bio/AI devices e.g., Lioness that help you learn your body

  • Communication boosters: rehearsal with AI role-play, prompts, then put the phone down and connect IRL

  • Data privacy: what these apps collect—and why you should actually read the T&Cs

  • Spirituality & self-knowledge: guarding the human parts algorithms can’t replace


Guest
 Kaamna Bhojwani — Sexologist & author; Psychology Today columnist Becoming Technosexual; host, Sex, Tech & Spirituality
 IG: @kaamnalive • LinkedIn: Kaamna Bhojwani.  https://www.kaamnalive.com/ 



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This episode of The AI Download was hosted, created, and executive produced by Shira Lazar. Executive Producer Michele Musso, Creative Director Nadia Giosia with Mint Labs. Music by PALA, Catalina Coastline (licensed under Boss Soundstripe Productions by BMI). Produced by Musso Media. © 2025 Shira Lazar. All rights reserved.



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Shira Lazar
Shira Lazar is an Emmy-nominated host and interviewer covering social media, emerging tech and the future of well-being. Her content focuses on informing, inspiring and empowering the world to take action in their lives, and is infused with her own style of positivity and humor!

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This episode of The AI Download is hosted, created, and executive produced by Shira Lazar. Executive production by Michele Musso, with video and audio editing by the Musso Media team. Creative Design Director Nadia Giosia with Mint Labs. Music by PALA, Catalina Coastline (licensed under Boss Soundstripe Productions by BMI). Produced by Musso Media. © 2025 Musso Media. © 2025 Unicorn Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.