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1 In 5 Boys Know Someone Their Age Who's In A Relationship With An AI Chatbot (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)
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[–] 27 points 7 months ago (1 child)

No, apparently 1 in 5 boys know someone their age who delusionally thinks they're in a relationship with an AI Chatbot.

0 in 5 know someone who actually is in such a relationship, because that's impossible.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    I'll bet it's more like

    1 in 5 boys either knows someone their age who delusionally thinks they're in a relationship with a chatbot, knows someone who claims they're dating a chatbot as a joke, or is just fucking around

    There's a non-insignificant chance the boys they surveyed weren't taking it seriously. "Oh yeah, I totally know someone dating a chatbot"

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