'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends

Has there been any in depth interviews with the creators of these products? Do they have a healthy relationship? Do they have children? Would they encourage their children to use these products?

I want to know how these people think because this seems so dystopian.

I wonder how long it takes for some national state actor to break these services and convince the users to engage in violence?

I wonder if we could create a LLM based on Vincent Bugliosi and convince a jury that the AI boyfriend should be sentenced to jail.

What would that consist of? Pulling the plug for a life sentence? Not allowing them to access the open web? Putting in a lower quality GPU to impair it?

I should consult the science fiction section of my library, unless someone has suggestions of similar works of fiction?

> "People have different personalities, which often generates friction," she said.

People are becoming less and less tolerant of anything that generates "friction". This can be a problem because it is this friction that is the seed for self-reflection and growth in life.

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