# An AI lover? Is this real?

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**Created:** [February 14, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-lover-is-this-real/1027663 "2026-02-14T16:36:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-lover-is-this-real/1027663/51 "2026-02-15T00:12:36Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> It isn’t an especially new phenomenon.

[Or limited to the virtual world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lend-you-my-laptop-and-you-return-it-with-cum-stains-and-vile-porn-in-the-history/455017/38) (_ **warning:** _ old thread).

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