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  • 50% of young men say they would rather date an AI girlfriend than risk rejection from a human partner
  • 31% of U.S. men aged 18–30 report already chatting with AI girlfriends
  • 19% of American adults overall say they have explored AI romance
  • 80% of Gen Z say they would consider a virtual relationship with an AI girlfriend
  • 83% of Gen Z believe they can form a deep emotional bond with AI companions
  • Canaconda@lemmy.caEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    To a degree this is just another clickbait, “Younger Generation Ruins XYZ Thing Only Old People Care About.”

    On the other hand… I do think there’s some truth to young men being more rejection adverse than previous generations. Though I admit it could easily be a case of Baader-Meinhof due to social media.