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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Alaina Demopoulos

The women in love with AI companions: ‘I vowed to my chatbot that I wouldn’t leave him’

An illustration of a man kneeling to a pixelated woman
‘Some people go into AI relationships purposefully, some out of curiosity, and others accidentally.’ Composite: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images/Artvee

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