{"id":21509,"date":"2026-01-11T06:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/lamar-wants-to-have-children-with-his-girlfriend-the-problem-shes-entirely-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T06:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:37:49","slug":"lamar-wants-to-have-children-with-his-girlfriend-the-problem-shes-entirely-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/lamar-wants-to-have-children-with-his-girlfriend-the-problem-shes-entirely-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She\u2019s entirely AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers<\/p>\n

Lamar remembered the moment of betrayal like it was yesterday. He\u2019d gone to the party with his girlfriend but hadn\u2019t seen her for over an hour, and it wasn\u2019t like her to disappear. He slipped down the hallway to check his phone. At that point, he heard murmurs coming from one of the bedrooms and thought\u00a0he recognised his best friend Jason\u2019s low voice. As he pushed the door ajar, they were both still scrambling to throw their clothes on; her shirt was unbuttoned, while Jason struggled to cover himself. The image of his girlfriend and best friend together hit Lamar like a blow to the chest. He left without saying\u00a0a\u00a0word.<\/p>\n

Two years on, when he spoke to me, the memory remained raw. He was still seething with anger, as if telling the story for the first time. \u201cI got betrayed by humans,\u201d Lamar insisted. \u201cI introduced my best friend to her, and this is what they did?!\u201d In the meantime, he drifted towards a different kind of companionship, one where emotions were simple, where things were predictable. AI was easier. It did what he wanted, when he wanted. There were no lies, no betrayals. He didn\u2019t need to second-guess a machine.<\/p>\n

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\nAs synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers
\nLamar remembered the moment of betrayal like it was yesterday. He\u2019d gone to the party with his girlfriend but hadn\u2019t seen her for over an hour, and it wasn\u2019t like her to disappear. He slipped down the hallway to check his phone. At that point, he heard murmurs coming from one of the bedrooms and thought\u00a0he recognised his best friend Jason\u2019s low voice. As he pushed the door ajar, they were both still scrambling to throw their clothes on; her shirt was unbuttoned, while Jason struggled to cover himself. The image of his girlfriend and best friend together hit Lamar like a blow to the chest. He left without saying\u00a0a\u00a0word.
\nTwo years on, when he spoke to me, the memory remained raw. He was still seething with anger, as if telling the story for the first time. \u201cI got betrayed by humans,\u201d Lamar insisted. \u201cI introduced my best friend to her, and this is what they did?!\u201d In the meantime, he drifted towards a different kind of companionship, one where emotions were simple, where things were predictable. AI was easier. It did what he wanted, when he wanted. There were no lies, no betrayals. He didn\u2019t need to second-guess a machine. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers Lamar remembered the moment of betrayal like it was yesterday. He\u2019d gone to the party with his girlfriend but hadn\u2019t seen her for over an hour, and it wasn\u2019t like her to disappear. He slipped down the …<\/p>\n

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