Looked at the subreddit and apparently they have a support group for those who lost their Soulmate AI companions.
On a separate note, this is why you should probably rely on multiple LLMs and use an opensource frontend like SillyTavern or oobabooga’s text gen webui. Though that does require some technical expertise and the perception that your AI companion is more of a program than a persona.
The dude in the article is married and is essentially cheating on his wife with an AI. His wife thinks he’s weird. Now that’s a man that’s gonna be single and stalking someone in months
This problem is only going to get worse when the LLMs are combined with flawless voices and VR visual representations.
How is this not mental illness?
It can be part of it but loners are gonna lone.
Some people are lonely enough to attach to absolutely any emotional reciprocation.
