AI can serve as romantic partners but raises issues of manipulation, stigma, and data risks. Such relationships often lead to increased loneliness as they discourage real-life connections and can induce feelings of abandonment. Users of AI girlfriends may become alienated from their social circles, compounding these effects. While some individuals may find AI relationships additive to their lives, they should not replace human interaction or friendships, which provide essential emotional support and companionship.
AI as a romantic partner can lead to susceptibility to manipulation from the chatbot, perceived shame from stigma surrounding romantic-AI companions and increased risk of personal data misuse.
AI girlfriends can actually perpetuate loneliness because they dissuade users from entering into real-life relationships, alienate them from others, and, in some cases, induce intense feelings of abandonment.
'That's not going to replace the friends you have, but it will probably be additive in some way for a lot of people's lives.'
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