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Falling in love with a machine is supposed to be the stuff of science-fiction. About a decade ago, Spike Jonze made the film Her, about a lonely man Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix, falling in love with his operating system, Samantha.
And the world renowned psychoanalyst Esther Perel recently counselled a man and his romantic partner, a chat bot!
Is romantic love just in our hearts and heads, or does it require another human to be real?
If an AI lover is always patient, understanding, never challenges you, and you never have to pick up after them, how could a human ever compete?
Is AI the ultimate cure for human loneliness?
Can AI fill the God-shaped hole in us?
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By ABC Australia4.8
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Falling in love with a machine is supposed to be the stuff of science-fiction. About a decade ago, Spike Jonze made the film Her, about a lonely man Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix, falling in love with his operating system, Samantha.
And the world renowned psychoanalyst Esther Perel recently counselled a man and his romantic partner, a chat bot!
Is romantic love just in our hearts and heads, or does it require another human to be real?
If an AI lover is always patient, understanding, never challenges you, and you never have to pick up after them, how could a human ever compete?
Is AI the ultimate cure for human loneliness?
Can AI fill the God-shaped hole in us?
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