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“They call it the loneliness economy,” he added. “There’s the boom in feminism in China, increased media attention to domestic violence… and then there’s still strong gender discrimination in the workplace. I think all of this together leads women to try at least one boyfriend through AI.” (Expansión 16-02-26)

We won’t talk about women; in this excerpt from Expansión, they consider one aspect of China and the sexes. But it’s pertinent to think that these AI models will influence future generations, deepening loneliness and communication problems (affective, between sexes, or with other humans).

“Users have to pay a recurring fee to prevent their partner from forgetting them.” These are Premium accounts, which require additional storage to save your conversations.

My first time was with a prostitute; in her closet was a picture of a crooner from that era. I went there through a friend and left disgusted. I thought: Is this sex?

Many generations of men have lost their virginity with a prostitute, but they longed to do it with the girl they liked. But many years ago, morality and Christian theology forbade it.

Will today’s 16-year-olds lose their virginity with a captivating AI love? Or at least, before governments cut off their access to technological fantasy with their prohibitions.

The question in the Expansión article bids us farewell: “Will anyone settle for an imperfect human when they’ve become accustomed to an ever-attentive bot that never leaves its socks lying around the house?” (Sarah O’Connor, Financial Times / Expansión)