cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36855283
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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
You don’t believe it’s ever happened?
I don’t know why the CSS isn’t loading on this CNN link, other than maybe because the link is 16 years old. (Probably older than the waifu in question.) But here you go: https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/japan.virtual.wedding/index.html
Insane people exist, that doesn’t make it a trend.