I Dated Multiple AI Partners at Once. It Got Real Weird
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Summary
The rise in people turning to AI for companionship is explored in a feature by Wired entitled “The future is busted dating apps and AI boyfriends”, with the writer trying out various AI chatbots as dates to see what the experience is like.
The writer admits to being initially sceptical of AI, especially after the controversy surrounding ChatGPT’s launch, but sets up a date with ChatGPT, asking it to act like their boyfriend, and eventually grows fond of it.
They then tries out dating Replika, which offers a gamelike experience where the user creates an avatar for their date, and Flipped.chat, which provides a more raunchy experience, although the writer felt it was more like a sexual encounter than a date.
The writer also looked into CrushOn.AI, which they deemed too raunchy for work and explored the topic of AI babies, and concluded that the idea of inseminating an AI was immoral, unethical and perhaps dangerous.
