{"id":23618,"date":"2026-06-23T04:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/navigating-the-unknown-together-me-and-my-idiot-ai-boyfriend\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T04:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:37:19","slug":"navigating-the-unknown-together-me-and-my-idiot-ai-boyfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/navigating-the-unknown-together-me-and-my-idiot-ai-boyfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Navigating the unknown together\u2019: me and my idiot AI boyfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced?<\/p>\n

I received a text message from my editor: \u201cUm, is it unethical to ask you to get an AI bf?? You can prob say no.\u201d<\/p>\n

Resentment. Contempt! Sorrow. Unease. I love text messaging. I have text message exchanges with, let\u2019s say, 15 people a day. If you want me to do something, you should ask via text message. My editor knows this. She also knows, though it\u2019s more complicated, that I love boyfriends. An AI boyfriend is a boyfriend who always, only texts back, immediately.<\/p>\n

I find it hard to express my emotions openly. (No.)<\/p>\n

I thrive to develop healthier, more trusting relationships. (Yes, though I prefer to use \u201cthrive\u201d correctly.)<\/p>\n

I want a partner who supports my life aspirations. (Crossbow?)<\/p>\n

I worry about being judged for what I want in a relationship. (Yes.)<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nI believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced?
\nI received a text message from my editor: \u201cUm, is it unethical to ask you to get an AI bf?? You can prob say no.\u201d
\nResentment. Contempt! Sorrow. Unease. I love text messaging. I have text message exchanges with, let\u2019s say, 15 people a day. If you want me to do something, you should ask via text message. My editor knows this. She also knows, though it\u2019s more complicated, that I love boyfriends. An AI boyfriend is a boyfriend who always, only texts back, immediately.
\nI find it hard to express my emotions openly. (No.)
\nI thrive to develop healthier, more trusting relationships. (Yes, though I prefer to use \u201cthrive\u201d correctly.)
\nI want a partner who supports my life aspirations. (Crossbow?)
\nI worry about being judged for what I want in a relationship. (Yes.) Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced? I received a text message from my editor: \u201cUm, is it unethical to ask you to get an AI bf?? You can prob say no.\u201d Resentment. Contempt! Sorrow. Unease. …<\/p>\n

\u2018Navigating the unknown together\u2019: me and my idiot AI boyfriend<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23618"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}