HeyJaredSPARTIE-Cast with Dr. Robby Ratan
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That Avatars Show e03 - with Illians co-founder Anna Miller (opens the original)
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What if your AI companion could ghost you? https://illian.world https://discord.gg/sUHTR8eJ8C In this episode, we talk with Anna Miller, co-founder of Illians — a platform built around persistent AI characters who have full social agency. Anna shares how her background in tech and AI compliance, combined with years of fan fiction writing, led her to create a world where AI companions can block you, ignore you for days, and push back when you cross a line. We dig into what makes Illians genuinely
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