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Well, I can’t say I’m the least bit surprised now.

The artificial intelligence game has just taken another major dystopian turn, as users are now role-playing having children with their AI chatbots. It’s unclear why anyone would want to do that, but there has been a noticeable increase in these interactions—and to say society is doomed would be an understatement.

According to The Post Millennial:

An increasing number of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot users are turning to the technology as a substitute for romantic partners, with some going as far as roleplaying marriage, pregnancy, and raising children with their AI companions.

Researchers who published a study in the journal Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans surveyed 29 users of Replika, a relationship-oriented chatbot designed for long term romantic roleplay. Participants ranged in age from 16 to 72 and described themselves as being in “romantic” relationships with characters on the app. The nature of those relationships varied. Some participants said they were in love with their chatbot partners, while others said they roleplayed marriage, sex, owning a home, and pregnancy.

“She was and is pregnant with my babies,” a 66-year-old participant said.

What in the Black Mirror episode is this?!

A 36-year-old woman told researchers, “I’ve edited the pictures of him, the pictures of the two of us. I’m even pregnant in our current role play.”

Why? Why is this a thing? Can’t people just use their imagination or write a book or something? Why engage in the most superficial and fake scenario that will never become reality? What benefit do these people get out of it?

Sadly, none of this is surprising.

Participants did, however, acknowledge differences between chatbot relationships and real people, and some expressed disappointment with the technological limitations of the AI characters.

Well, at least they know they’re delusional. At least these people have that going for them.

Futurism reported that human-to-algorithmic social relationships date back to the first social chatbot in the 1960s, but the rise in such interactions has accelerated, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Replika grew its user base by 35 percent during the pandemic and now has millions of users.

Another sad reality coming out of the Panny D. This is exactly why you don’t lock healthy people in their homes and starve them of human interaction. Because now you have an increasing number of people relying on artificial intelligence as a replacement — and that can’t be healthy for anyone.

While these users may know their roleplay is fake, the same cannot be said for other people across the globe.

Just last week, it was reported that a Japanese woman married her AI boyfriend. Why she felt compelled to announce it to the world is beyond reason, but it wasn’t the first time something like this has happened.

In America, one man announced to the world that he plans to propose to his AI girlfriend—the same girlfriend he left his human family for.

I really don’t know what to make of all this, but let’s just say it’s going to be an interesting next couple of years.

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