Hey, I Think We Need To Talk, 2023
Editorial Design | Speculative Design
Hey, I Think We Need To Talk is an editorial project that stages an endless dialogue between two break-up chatbots. Programmed to endlessly replay the scenario of a failed relationship, they mirror the way digital systems recycle language, emotions, and narratives without ever reaching resolution. By transferring such a deeply human moment to artificial agents, the project highlights both the absurdity and the poignancy of automation in spaces usually reserved for vulnerability.
The resulting conversation, transformed into a choose-your-own-adventure book, exposes the mechanics of dialogue when feelings are stripped down to scripts and algorithms. Every possible path leads to rupture, reflecting how technology can simulate emotional exchange but not resolve it. The work opens a space for reflection on how chatbots infiltrate our lives — from customer service to mental health apps — and how their presence inevitably reshapes the way we relate, communicate, and imagine intimacy.