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'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends (techxplore.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends::Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (6 children)

if she's happy, I don't see the issue. She's not hurting anybody and seems to have a good grasp of the situation. She's aware it's not real, and still participates.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The issue is that society is so atomizing and broken people are turning to chatbots for affection

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

it varies from person to person. she seems to be aware it's not real. she's not lying to herself. she's just enjoying it.

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