THINKING ALOUD
Love in the time of chatbots
Virtual companions are filling a gap that real humans used to fill. Their success as a product speaks to our failures as a species.
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APPARENTLY people are falling in love with chatbots now, and I want to be clear that I am not judging.
At various points, I have been in love with my television remote, my power drill, and a tattered pair of cargo shorts, so who am I to talk?
According to a recent BBC article, about 40 per cent of users of Replika, a companionship app powered by artificial intelligence, are in romantic relationships with their virtual companions.
