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China bans AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends” over addiction and birth rate concerns
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this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2026
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There's a lot of problems with this, and declining birth rates of the most invasive species on Earth isn't one of them.
Bro think about Chinese economy please. Economy needs to survive bro..... Let go of your imaginery girl bro..... Treating your actual girlfriend like human is not mandatory bro...... Do it for patriotism bro....
Can't the AI companies charge more while using the GPU heat to warm the in vitro babies they're growing in vats?
I'm pretty sure these babies will get lots of love from their AI parents.