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/Spiritual-Nail-2641 Jul 15 '26

'Her' (2013), but significantly worse.

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u/zxylady Jul 15 '26

This reminds me of the Futurama episode titled I dated a robot, where Frye falls in love with an AI Lucy Lubot

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u/Mountain-Singer1764 Jul 15 '26

They at least got to slap cheeks in Futurama. This is just jerking off with extra steps.