# [Welcome to The Rithm Project](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-rithm-project)

[We're thinking out loud about what it means to be human—together—in an AI age.](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-rithm-project)

May 7, 2025•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject)

### Recent posts

[When AI Comes to Play](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/when-ai-comes-to-play)

[Toy Story's first AI toy is fiction. What to watch for as the real ones arrive.](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/when-ai-comes-to-play)

Jun 22•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject), [Michelle Culver](https://substack.com/@michelleculver), and [Alison Lee](https://substack.com/@alisonyl)

[“It’s there when people aren’t”](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/its-there-when-people-arent)

[What LGBTQ+ young people are finding in AI, and where they draw the line](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/its-there-when-people-arent)

Jun 16•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject)

[We've Seen This Before](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/weve-seen-this-before)

[A Verdict About Social Media. A Lesson For AI.](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/weve-seen-this-before)

Jun 4•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject) and [Michelle Culver](https://substack.com/@michelleculver)

[How to Clone Yourself](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/how-to-clone-yourself)

[When AI agents do the work and the thinking, what do we choose to keep for ourselves?](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/how-to-clone-yourself)

May 12•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject) and [Nate Kerr](https://substack.com/@natekerr1)

[What Don't We Know?](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/what-dont-we-know)

[The 10 urgent questions to answer about how AI will reshape relationships](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/what-dont-we-know)

Apr 21•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject)

[Do You Like My New Glasses?](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/do-you-like-my-new-glasses)

[Our Youth Fellow, Marisol Jimenez, visits the near future](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/do-you-like-my-new-glasses)

Apr 9•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject) and [Marisol](https://substack.com/@marisol584626)

[Nine Portraits of the first AI Generation](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/nine-portraits-of-the-first-ai-generation)

[What 2,400 young people told us about AI, relationships, and how each shapes the other](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/nine-portraits-of-the-first-ai-generation)

Mar 26•[The Rithm Project](https://substack.com/@therithmproject), [Michelle Culver](https://substack.com/@michelleculver), and [Alison Lee](https://substack.com/@alisonyl)

[Beyond AI companionship: towards a youth-centric vision of relational AI](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/beyond-ai-companionship-towards-a)

[Why better specificity and language can unlock better solutions](https://therithmproject.substack.com/p/beyond-ai-companionship-towards-a)