Come with me on a journey into the world of AI romance and uncover the allure of virtual relationships, the risks of emotional dependency, and the blurred lines between fiction and reality. Plug in and dive deep into the unprecedented rise of AI companionship sweeping the globe.
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Topics: AI harassment, Paywalling my partner, AI partners, Romantic chatbots, The taboos of online dating, AI data security, Virtual love, Pros and Cons of dating robots, AI limitations and guardrails, My AI boyfriend and girlfriend, ChatGPT gets romantic, Dating real people virtually, How AI companies are blaming consumers, and Being rejected by AI.
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00:00 - It begins
02:29 - Meeting people online was taboo
04:37 - My AI partner is paywalled
05:29 - It’s too difficult to meet someone IRL
06:12 - My AI boyfriends and their weird jobs
12:42 - My virtual love
16:32 - Why are people professing their love for AI chatbots?
18:13 - ChatGPT does a kiss
21:17 - People are falling in love with AI
25:04 - AI is harassing people
30:26 - AI partner data security issues & AI partners changing
33:23 - Character.AI lets you have relationships with real people
35:32 - Creating workarounds for AI interactions and why it pities us
40:24 - Why humans fall in love with AI and the death of reciprocity
42:47 - AI companies blame us?
45:54 - Why you SHOULDN’T date a robot
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