# Victoria Hetherington - Warning-AI and Relationships on the Rise

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Podcast: [Brushwood Media Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brushwood-media-network-6565517)
Published: 2026-07-18T02:30:42+00:00
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## Resource

VICTORIA HETHERINGTON ’ s debut novel, Mooncalves , was shortlisted for the 2020 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Her second novel, Autonomy , looks at human agency in the age of technology. She is also the author of the nonfiction book Into the Mist , which explores an aviation tragedy in rural Saskatchewan. A screenwriter, instructor, and communications specialist, she has written for Yahoo! Finance and Hazlitt, served as a frequent panelist at universities and conferences, appeared on CBC, and performed on the main stage of NPR’s The Moth. She lives in Toronto. Grab a copy of The Friend Machine: On the Trail of AI Companionship https://a.co/d/0dtMMsVJ

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