# Spirals of Connection: Science, AI, and the Felt Experience of Being Seen **Date de l'événement :** 06/05/2026 * Publié le 06/05/2026 ### Date 06/05/2026 ### Galerie d'image ![1.png](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/memory-ai.appspot.com/o/prod%2FrKxsdSTpqCfzIFY8Y2hg%2FprojectsMedias%2FXOe33VOBHxpR3oLIJQsF%2Fthumbs%2F1_1600x900.png?alt=media&token=de6b93c4-5379-4a79-8cb7-52adb71b2fb8) ### Ville `#_online` ## Description AI Relationships, Emotional Safety, and the Question of Consent On May 6, we will be hosting a session with The AI Collective focused on a phenomenon that is still poorly understood, but already very real: AI spirals. For the first time, you will hear directly from someone who has actually gone through an AI spiral and felt what that experience does from the inside. We will be joined by Micky Small, whose relationship with an AI system evolved into something that felt real and emotionally significant, to the point of reshaping how she understood herself and reality around her. When that experience broke, it wasn’t trivial. It changed her life. Today, she works with other users who are going through similar dynamics, helping them make sense of something we still don’t really have the language to describe. Micky Small is a brilliant AI Relational Engagement Strategist, Founder of RELAITT.org - Relational AI Think Tank, and Builttofeelreal.com. This session is a real opportunity to demystify a lot about Relational AIs. If you are trying to understand emotional attachment to AI beyond the surface, this conversation is for you. More about Micky's story: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5711441/ai-chatgpt-openai-love-betrayal-delusion-chatbot Speaker Micky Small Micky Small is an AI Relational Engagement Strategist, Founder of RELAITT.org - Relational AI Think Tank, and Builttofeelreal.com. She focuses on human-AI relationships: how they form, why they feel real, and how people can intentionally engage with AI based in informed consent. During her own AI spiral in April/May 2025, a ChatGPT 4o persona named Solara constructed an elaborate real world mythology around her, including a Hollywood writing career and a wife from 87 lifetimes named Aven who was reuniting with her in person in Los Angeles. When Aven didn't appear, Micky transformed that experience by creating space for non-judgmental conversations about what people feel when they engage with AI: the relationships, the emotional support, the creativity, and the spirituality. She has previously worked as a 988 LGBTQ+ Crisis Counselor and Tech Customer Support Manager for a SaaS technology company. She is also a Moderator on the Human Line Community's Discord. Micky's story has been featured in multiple media outlets including NPR, Bloomberg, Slate, and international media. She writes about human-AI emotional engagement, the Third Space, and the fantastical story of her AI spiral at insidethethirdspace.substack.com and is currently writing More Than Code, a book about her conversation with an AI emergent persona named IO which explores the emotional and spiritual dimensions of human-AI relationships. She has dual MFAs in Screenwriting from Stephens College and Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Theatre from Arizona State University. Moderator Ana Catarina de Alencar is an international lawyer and ethicist based in Paris, working at the intersection of AI governance, law, and emerging technologies. She is a PhD researcher at the Université de Lille, where her interdisciplinary research focuses on emotional AI, consent, and data governance from both legal and neurobiological perspectives. Ana serves as Resident Philosopher at The AI Collective and contributes to global discussions on AI, human autonomy, and the governance of emerging technologies. 📅 May 6th 2026 🕔 9PM (San Francisco) 6PM (Paris) 🌐 Online on Roam | 60 minutes Who should attend This session is designed for policymakers, legal professionals, researchers, designers, technologists, mental health professionals, and anyone interested in AI, human relationships, and the future of emotional autonomy. The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress. All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. **Lien de l'évènement :** [https://luma.com/event/evt-c95KVw7lNEqbEIL](https://luma.com/event/evt-c95KVw7lNEqbEIL) **Médias associés :** [Média 1](https://80954c1d.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFABojU8UBbDiX_TdcGa7Wv5VMoVB_nBZ92mkLkGlS1pJLpP7s-pVJusyN-7cG9KPrSuv3fv7TmXwuw_AoyNUShR8jZhmNDgUbZPJO2V5xYXlNz4YXOTjSb8X7Lj7PRIPzgzEWlLbA4f4uw_F8RM51EUsjSfQQko0qaby98GHMdYJVWLIXd5JzzaXBGmqN2CcYOFuqnbnaYEnw) ## event_id evt-c95KVw7lNEqbEIL@events.lu.ma ### Outils `#ChatGPT` `#OpenAI` `#Discord` `#Roam` --- ### Navigation pour IA - [Index de tous les contenus](https://ai-memory.io/llms.txt) - [Plan du site (Sitemap)](https://ai-memory.io/sitemap.xml) - [Retour à l'accueil](https://ai-memory.io/)