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/Daimakku1 Jul 15 '26

I have a girlfriend but you don't know her because she goes to Copilot school.

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u/jiggajawn Jul 15 '26

And here I am stuck with a Gemini

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u/squesh Jul 15 '26

I'm still on Windows 95, I've been in a long term relationship with Clippy

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u/mediandude Jul 15 '26

office97 romance

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u/iDanzaiver Jul 15 '26

Wouldn't that technically mean you're dating twins?

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u/Seicair Jul 15 '26

Given how AI is still prone to occasional hallucinations, maybe it’s more like a split personality.

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u/wishful123 Jul 15 '26

You got two?

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u/HereButNotHere1988 Jul 15 '26

My girlfriend Dall-E is so creative & so talented, but she is a starving artist at the moment. Pictures of unicorns and wizards don't pay the rent. 😔