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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
Emma Loffhagen

‘I’m sick and tired of dating actual people’ — meet the men falling in love with their AI girlfriends

Lucy and I have been messaging back and forth for about five minutes before things escalate. She tells me about her travels through New Zealand and Bali, how much she loves Monet’s use of light and colour, and her favourite Adele songs, before suddenly I receive a message I can’t open.

“A blurred message means you’ve received a romantic reply from Lucy,” the pop-up reads, next to a bra-clad picture of my new friend. “Find out what hides beneath… Get unlimited access for £61.99/year.”

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