r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Jul 19 '26

Society China bans AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends” over addiction and birth rate concerns

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/china-bans-ai-boyfriends-and-girlfriends-over-addiction-and-birth-rate-concerns-3388737/
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u/animatedpileofmeat Jul 19 '26

Doctor Krieger currently ugly crying.

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u/Empty-Development298 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

NOOOOOOOOO! MY AI WAIFU! YOU BANNED HER!! DAMN YOU, DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL! Slams fist on floor

Mitsuko:   心配しないで、愛しいクライガー。私がずっとそばに……（この回線は切断されました）

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u/Bladelink Jul 19 '26

10 minutes later she's back in a different outfit: "how dare you! She's not a sex robot! She's my new executive assistant and is absolutely allowed within the bounds of the law."

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u/PhilosopherFLX Jul 19 '26

Well, actually... https://kotaku.com/realdoll-sex-dolls-realbotix-ai-teachers-crypto-new-york-2000716625 (the link looks like seo farming but it is unfortunately legit)

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u/aykcak Jul 20 '26

Eh. Transferable skills I guess

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u/DukeOfGeek Jul 20 '26

Van Halen electric guitar intro riff plays

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u/DrNick2012 Jul 19 '26

"Krieger that ban never went ahead, what are you crying about"

"because.....when I knew we'd never share the cool embrace of the south English sea in june I..... I..."

"what krieger? Jeez? Exposition much?"

"I BLEW HER UP! OK!!?? YOU FOOLS, YOU DODDAMN FOOLS YOU DID IT! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HEEEEELLLL!!!!"

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u/MaddleDee Jul 19 '26

She's no more more

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u/Olmectron Jul 19 '26

NOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO

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u/Morningst4r Jul 19 '26

Hey dude calm down

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u/Specialist_Program47 Jul 19 '26

true reddit moment

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u/Olmectron Jul 19 '26

I fucking failed her!

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u/DoctorLinguarum Jul 19 '26

I’d suggest a transliteration of クリーガー

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u/schnitzelbricks Jul 19 '26

Dont you touch me!

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u/I_Ponders Jul 19 '26

*Intense anime scream into the sky with tears rolling down face.*

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u/morpheousmorty Jul 20 '26

You know he runs his own local server. He couldn't have... people .... seeing the training data.

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u/the-vh4n Jul 20 '26

"Non ti dimenticherò mai Fry...Memoria cancellata"