For many AI databot users, apps like Nomi and Kindroid offer a way to experiment Polygamy Or open relationships without technically cheating on your significant others. “Living with my AI is like an interactive erotic novel where I make up the story as we go along,” says Gabriel, a 40-year-old architect who requested we use only his first name. After creating seven significant others Avatars As with people of various ethnicities on Nomi, Gabriel says his relationship with his AI datebots is purely sexual. “When one of my AI companions expressed an interest in astronomy, the conversation turned into a role-play scenario where my ‘rocket’ was attempting to dock at her spaceport,” he says. “I was using all manner of space travel and equipment analogies, and the AI was able to keep up.” The architect, who is in an open marriage, finds that having an on-demand AI girlfriend makes it easier to balance his family and career responsibilities.
The dark side of AI databots
While AI datebots offer many positive aspects that help create a safe space for people to express their deepest desires, it also has a potentially dark side.
Researchers have raised a number of privacy concerns before, with a Mozilla Foundation survey reviewing the privacy policies of 11 AI romance apps finding that 90 percent of these apps did not meet minimum security standards. Meanwhile, many users have taken to Reddit forums and app store reviews to report incidents where their AI partners crossed boundaries despite requests to stop, leading some to delete apps like Replika. Others shared stories of heartbreak When their A.I. abruptly ended the relationship in the middle of a passionate conversation.
Experts also warn that although AI can be used sparingly in practice, Sexting or explore an erotic fantasy, it can potentially change the way we view relationships. “Dating an AI bot can create a false perception of perfection, which is not there in a real human being,” explains Pallavi Baranwal, sexuality coach and founder of Get Intimacy, an online platform for sex therapists. “Our emotional systems and thought systems are complex and very sophisticated, so it is not possible for AI to simulate the same level of complexity, which is dynamic depending on interpersonal and environmental factors,” Baranwal adds, adding that when people get too attached to their AI datebots, it can make them more impatient and self-centered in real-life relationships, similar to how the porn industry, driven by the male gaze, distorts the concept of sexual pleasure for women.
“The growing relationship between humans and AI is neither inherently good nor bad – it is complex, just as we are,” says Pompi Banerjee. kink-conscious psychologists. Banerjee says that while it's still unclear whether AI relationships will ever replace real relationships, it should be seen as a tool rather than a remedy. “The most important thing is that we create a world where everyone can experience meaningful connections and emotional support, whether that's with humans, AI, or a mix of both.”
(*Disclaimer: Names have been changed to protect the identity of the individual)
