AI can process massive amounts of information and even simulate human conversation, but it doesn’t feel. It doesn’t have instinct, intuition, or an inner life. It can analyze patterns in my behavior, predict what I might want next, and even mimic empathy, but that’s all programming. It doesn’t register the emotional weight behind a pause or understand what silence means in context. It doesn’t experience solitude, contradiction, or the complexity of being alive. At the end of the day it’s a tool, not a soul. And while it can support human connection, it can’t replace it.