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'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends (techxplore.com)

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'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends::Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

i am on the ace spectrum and for me, yes, i want those things. and i will have sex too, but generally i'd rather do other things. i've never experienced lust for anyone in my life, but i have two grown children and miss cuddling now that im single again.