The PAA Archive is a speculative archive documenting the emergence of Post-AI Anthrophobia (PAA), a controversial diagnosis introduced around 2039 to describe children’s avoidance and fear of human relationships after forming strong emotional bonds with their AI companions.
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Abstract
The PAA Archive is a speculative archive project set in 2050, centered around the remains of Faye, an AI toy recovered from the early development of Post-AI Anthrophobia (PAA), a controversial diagnosis describing children’s avoidance and fear of human relationships after forming deep emotional bonds with artificial companions. Through official historical records and live conversations with the toy itself, the project imagines a near future where intimacy, attachment, and children's social lives become increasingly shaped by intelligent machines. As visitors navigate between the web-based timeline and uncover visual memories through chatting with Faye, the archive of PAA asks: is it a disorder, a social panic, or the beginning of a generation that no longer understand human connections in the same way.
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Keywords: Childhood, AI Companionship, Pathology, Interactive Installation, Speculative Future
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