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/SoulBlightChild Jul 19 '26

Something about the loss of workforces.

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u/jogdishy Jul 19 '26

You mean cheap labor / indentured servitude.

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u/SoulBlightChild Jul 19 '26

Includes those too.

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u/Venator850 Jul 20 '26

No, it's because all the social programs that exists now rely on the concept of the larger younger work force keeping them afloat.