Social connection
Updated November 9, 2026
Social connection is the sense of belonging and closeness that comes from your relationships and interactions with other people.
Social connection covers the whole range of ties in your life: close friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and the people you chat with in passing. It includes both how many relationships you have and how close and supported you feel within them.
An AI companion sits outside that web of human ties. It can be pleasant company, and an AI friend like Hallie remembers what you share and follows up on it. But it's something to have alongside connection with people, not in place of it.