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What is it like to have an AI boyfriend? We hear about women in China who prefer to date a chatbot over a real person. How can tech be used to unlock the potential of crops - and help with food shortages? And we meet the fashion designer who hopes to fool facial recognition technology with her clothes.
Presenter: Shiona McCallum
(Image: A woman looking at her phone which has hearts coming out of it. Credit: Getty Images)
By BBC World Service4.5
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What is it like to have an AI boyfriend? We hear about women in China who prefer to date a chatbot over a real person. How can tech be used to unlock the potential of crops - and help with food shortages? And we meet the fashion designer who hopes to fool facial recognition technology with her clothes.
Presenter: Shiona McCallum
(Image: A woman looking at her phone which has hearts coming out of it. Credit: Getty Images)

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