'My heart is empty': Millions of Chinese forced to end AI relationships
www.abc.net.au
A boyfriend betrayed 17-year-old Xiaoxue, so she made an AI partner. But now the government is trying to end her relationship.

Disgusting reporting when compared to ausgovs social media ban. This is good, tech companies shouldn’t be able to peddle emotional dependence on opaque and erratic chatbots.

  • Midnight_Pearl [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    79·
    2 months ago

    But now the government is trying to end her relationship

    i feel like this shit would make even the biggest libs go blocky-wat

    it’s honestly impressive the lengths western media will go before they’ll admit china might’ve actually done something good and worth emulating

    • insurgentrat [she/her, it/its]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      45·
      2 months ago

      Yeah the personification of chatbots in the article, the zero expert testimony, and the completely uncritical presentation of only people who claim they’re good for them is wild.

      So outrageous

    • Athena5898 [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      Kind of reminds me when a study comes out about autistic people and the media bends over backward to frame it as a bad thing.