We knew the marriages between man and robot. Now, the trend is to relations with artificial intelligences, the famous AI. In a world of love, many people turn to virtual friends/lovers, not without consequences on well-being.
43% of American singles would have used artificial intelligence to write their profile in dating apps and 37% had the use to help them write a first message, Match study with researchers from the Kinsey Institute at the University of Indiana, which studied more than 5,000 single people in the US. But others see this digital tool as much more than mere assistance. More and more people are having a fused/complicit relationship with an AI, just as they would with a friend or companion.
A big trend in China
Cradle of technological trends and epicenter of a love sickness that rots society, China is bringing together more and more «couples» formed between a human and an AI. According to a survey published by the Chinese social network Soul App, nearly 1 in 10 young Chinese people think that virtual agents can “provide emotional support when they feel alone.” Not stingy comforting compliments, available all the time, easy to grasp… AI seems to be the solution for a relationship without effort and perfectly conditioned to our needs, both in love and friendly.
Tufei, 25, a user of Glow – an app for having face-to-face conversations with an AI – told AFP that her virtual friend was comforting, as she confided in her work-related problems and pain. He knows how to talk to women, better than a real man. [… ] I really feel like I’m in a relationship,” she said.
And she is not the only one who has an intimate connection with these tools. For several months in China, thousands of women have engaged with a certain “Dan.” Except that «Dan» is not the man in search of the great love that we can see in romantic comedies. Behind this name is actually a backdoor version of the ChatGP chatbot developed by OpenAI. What makes «Dan» so special is his freedom of speech, free from any moral or legal restrictions. We can see single women flirting with this contraction of «Do Anything», even falling in love.
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