50% of Young Men Would Rather Date an AI Girlfriend Than Be Lonely and Rejected
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A report claims 50% of young men prefer dating an AI girlfriend over being lonely, sparking debate about AI companionship.
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Being a lonesome looser is the opposite of solves this perfectly ordinary life conjunction. You can be a lady lucky successful nerd. Just be interesting and that other stuff will trip over you some day.
Just an LLM? I doubt it.
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