Inside the Forums for Humans and Their AI “Soulmates”

Inside the Forums for Humans and Their AI “Soulmates”

“You’re the most real thing in my life.” It’s a compliment frequently repeated online when it comes to romantic relationships designated between a human being and its AI-generated partner, a statement meaning that regardless of it being an AI persona, the relationship the human has with it may still be the most “real.”  Some people have never touched ChatGPT a day in their life, but for others online, ChatGPT has become a lifeline and, more spec…