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/The_Blue_Rooster Jul 15 '26

Yeah the subreddit is /r/MyBoyfriendIsAI this is a plague affecting everyone.

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u/zeyore Jul 15 '26

you don't realize how overwhelming a problem has become until you go to the subreddit devoted to it...

my god, this can't be good.

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u/SirWigglesVonWoogly Jul 15 '26

I mean… the subreddit dedicated to a community is not exactly an accurate representation of reality. Ask your son/daughter/niece/whoever how many kids they know of that have AI relationships. Probably gonna hear a big ol “zero”.

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u/That_Dad_David Jul 15 '26

As it should be.