‘Better than a real man’: young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends::Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he’s kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours.

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    4 months ago

    The issue is that society is so atomizing and broken people are turning to chatbots for affection

    • Nima@leminal.space
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      4 months ago

      it varies from person to person. she seems to be aware it’s not real. she’s not lying to herself. she’s just enjoying it.