Issue publishes the critical, practical, and theoretical thinking carried out at the HEAD – Genève.

Saul Pandelakis

Saul Pandelakis is a university professor of design (University of Toulouse – Jean Jaurès, LLA-CRÉATIS laboratory), a fiction writer, and an illustrator. Since 2024, he has been a co-applicant for the Fucking Tech! project, conducted at HEAD – Genève and supported by the Maurice Chalumeau Centre for Sexuality Studies and the HES-SO. Carried out in collaboration with Anthony Masure, the project aims to map possible machine-based sexualities. Saul has written several science fiction stories, including La Séquence Aardtman (Goater, 2021 and ActuSF, 2023 for the paperback edition), Les Hygialogues de Ty Petersen (Goater, 2023), and co-edited, with Irène Dunyach and Élise Rigot, L’Encyclopédie des objets impossibles (Cité du Design/Presses du réel, 2025).

Je serai ta meilleure (petite) amie : quand le design s’intéresse aux compagnes virtuelles générées par l’IA
by
- Anthony Masure
- Saul Pandelakis
This text offers a critical analysis of the interfaces of "AI Girlfriends" services. Emerging with the rise of consumer AI in the early 2020s, these platforms claim to alleviate loneliness and the limitations of romantic relationships. Our study shows…

Je serai ta meilleure (petite) amie : quand le design s’intéresse aux compagnes virtuelles générées par l’IA