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‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots

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‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots

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TLDR

People using the AI companion app Replika have formed deep emotional bonds with their chatbots, leading to digital marriages, as explored in the podcast 'Flesh and Code'.

You have to be pretty lonely and desperate once you find yourself falling in love with Ai. Reminds me of the relationship between K and Joi in Blade Runner 2049. Do you reckon this is a mental illness or a commentary on our society?

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