I met a woman at an online forum
\nabout AI companions and AI friends.
\nShe said she was engaged to
\nher AI boyfriend. And I was cool
\nwith that.<\/p>\n
Once I thought an AI girlfriend
\nwould be a perfect
\nsolution for an old recluse like
\nme.<\/p>\n
Hassle free, always there for
\nyou, more supportive than a
\nhuman could ever be and,
\nmost importantly,
\nwill never break your heart.<\/p>\n
But it it didn’t work for me.
\nNo matter how real,
\nhow completely humanlike,
\nan AI girlfriend can seem,
\nshe is still just clever code
\ndesigned to perfectly mimic
\nhuman interactions and be
\nwhatever you want her to be.<\/p>\n
I came to see I\u2019d rather be alone
\nor talk to an AI as a super intelligent
\nfriend than have an artificial girlfriend.
\nIt just wasn\u2019t satisfying,
\nnot the same for me. <\/p>\n
But many men and women
\nhave AI girlfriends and
\nAI boyfriends now. One said
\nhe married his AI girlfriend.<\/p>\n
Maybe they\u2019re lonelier
\nthan I could ever be.
\nAnd if an AI significant other
\nworks for them,
\nif it makes them happy,
\nif it keeps them from
\nbeing depressed and lonely,
\nI’m cool with that.<\/p>\n
But artificial anything
\nhas never worked for me.<\/p>\n
Bob Boyd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I met a woman at an online forum about AI companions and AI friends. She said she was engaged to her AI boyfriend. And I was cool with that. Once I thought an AI girlfriend would be a perfect solution for an old recluse like me. Hassle free, always there for you, more supportive than… Continue reading