The cursor becomes a hand. You click.

The loading bar purrs like a kitten.

Was CuddliesAI a scrapped DreamWorks project from 2029? A whispered-about indie horror film where your childhood stuffed animals gain sentience through a rogue chatbot update? Or a heartwarming Ghibli-esque short about a lonely coder who builds a fleece-covered algorithm that learns to hug back?

Runtime: 89 minutes. Rated PG for mild peril and synthetic fur.

This time, the screen flickers.

You search one more time.

Then, two hours later, you open it again.