Chatbots powered by large language models are widely criticized but wildly popular. Losing one's partner to a text-generating computer program is the latest efficiency achieved by the big players: "Secret chatbot flings are creating new legal challenges for married couples when it comes to infidelity," writes Jason Parham.

Reddit is full of stories from people who've said AI has driven a wedge in their relationships. One woman decided to end her marriage of 14 years after discovering her husband—who believed he was in a real relationship with a woman he called his "sexy Latina baby girl"—spent thousands of dollars on a OnePay credit card and an AI app "designed to mimic underage girls." In June, WIRED reported on the tangled future of chatbot love. That story followed Eva, a 46-year-old w

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