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/AdventureyTime Jul 15 '26

I've been referencing that episode ever since the rise of AI Chatbots 🤣 "Oh dear, she's stuck in an infinite loop and he's an idiot! Oh well, that's love for you, I guess..."

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u/kkeut Jul 15 '26

"would you like to take a moment to register me?"

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u/JustHere4TehCats Jul 15 '26

I said later!