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/blueblur150 Jul 15 '26
Young boys starved for romantic and social connections with girls turn to AI. Women most effected. More at 7.