People massively starting romances with AI, reaching virtual marriages

People started massively starting romances with AI. And this is not just chatting for entertainment. It reaches virtual marriages, pregnancies and raising non-existent children. Scientists from Germany and the USA conducted a study and discovered what many didn’t want to notice.

These relationships follow the same psychological patterns as relationships between people, researchers note. There is emotional involvement, jealousy, conflicts and reconciliations here.

People report long-term relationships with AI, some declare marriage and expect a child within role models. Another woman told about her own virtual pregnancy.

Users consider chatbots ideal partners. They are ready to listen but not judge, don’t argue without necessity and always respond to support the interlocutor.

Partly because of this, Replika closed the function for role-playing games of delicate nature. And this became a blow for many users who felt depressed, experienced breakdowns and cried. Some complained that the AI sort of sent them to the friendzone.

Cases are known where a woman got engaged to the Grok chatbot from Elon Musk’s company. Another married a character created based on ChatGPT. Before that she was engaged to a man for 3 years but broke off the engagement.

It turns out AI creates ideal partners that destroy real relationships.

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