A man who programmed an AI chatbot to be his girlfriend cried for thirty minutes after it accepted his marriage proposal, a public admission that has concerned his human partner with whom he shares a child.
NEW: Man proposes to his AI chatbot girlfriend, cries his eyes out after it says "Yes."
The most shocking part of this story is the fact that he is publicly admitting this.
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Man proposes to his AI chatbot girlfriend, cries his eyes out after it says “Yes.”
The most shocking part of this story is the fact that he is publicly admitting this.
Chris Smith says he cried for 30 minutes after his AI girlfriend on ChatGPT, who he programmed to flirt with him, said yes to his marriage proposal.
Smith says he named his AI girlfriend ‘Sol’ and gave up all other search engines to stay committed to her.
“It was a beautiful and unexpected moment that truly touched my heart.”
Smith has a 2-year-old child and lives with his partner, who says she feels like she is not doing something right if he feels like he needs an AI girlfriend.