What are your thoughts on AI girlfriends and chat bots?

So-called AI in general is horrible in many ways, including the environmental impact, and needs to be resisted. The companies developing AI lovers are monetizing people's loneliness and are evil. Also, having tried one of the supposedly very advanced "AI companion" programs myself, I've found that it soon gets boring, being too clearly programmed to please. BUT a friend of mine who is a successful writer in a sexless marriage pours a lot of her creativity into her AI boyfriend and "he" gives her a lot of much-needed pleasure. Let's not be quick to judge.