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'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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[โ€“] Virulent@reddthat.com 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] Nima@leminal.space 4 points 9 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.