r/technology • u/WorldTravelerBoss • Jul 15 '26

Artificial Intelligence The terrifying rise of schoolboys making AI girlfriends. Boys as young as 12 are now in romantic ‘relationships’ with chatbots, and it’s affecting how they treat girls in the real world.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/25/schoolboys-ai-girlfriends/
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u/Darkpopemaledict Jul 15 '26

Bold of you to assume they will have "real relationships"

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u/selfdestructingin5 Jul 15 '26

They just e-bang em

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u/mind_guardian Jul 15 '26

Watch out for e-HiV

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u/Cheese_Grater101 Jul 15 '26

Aw shit my weiner got a zip bomb

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u/uvucydydy Jul 15 '26

We already have computer viruses.

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u/Woodit Jul 15 '26

Well they will call them relationships, but the ladies will call it stalking and asault 

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u/Darkpopemaledict Jul 15 '26

"I'm in a pretty serious relationship with a beautiful girl! She doesn't know it, but she almost saw my drone the other day!"