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/AverageHobnailer Jul 15 '26

Even the current Japanese minister of economic policy said she's "only interested in 2D men."

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u/That_wet_vaporeon Jul 15 '26

NGL that’s just funny

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u/Simonoz1 Jul 15 '26

To be fair that’s less about AI and more her being a hopeless nerd