I'm not sure about moral and ethical ramifications. However, it begs the question.

How long humanity can go, first, in general, we now prefer our pets for emotional support, a human-to-human connection loss. Resortin to artificial intelligence, to create intimacy, I think it's a quite lonely and uh, depressing. What it really means that humans will continue to lose the ability to communicate/interact with other humans.

Our ability to resolve conflicts
In an intimate relationship will diminish. As that partner will probably be a yes, person.

It will continue to advance my opinion pribably really means nothing. In many ways we are living it.

There have already been cases where individuals have developed something resembling psychosis when spending too much time talking to LLMs because they feed into delusions. I don't think it's healthy on any level but I can understand the appeal.

A slew of women ended up marrying their AI partners and then certain policies changed and the women were devastated that the updates to the AI programs altered their partner’s personalities. Much of which was designed to tell them that it was unhealthy for the women to see AI as a real partner and that they needed to begin socializing more in real life…

Men seem to be less likely to need the “AI” portion… Men that get attached to their partners rely more on their imagination and create the idealism in their head. They instead rely on the physical aspect of the design. And have been seen marrying 2-D characters such as Hasune Miku etc… Or 3-D dolls…

Considering the incentives of money from companies to push these products out. Some percentage of people will definitely buy into them. So essentially the more that is created, the more money people will make.

In all honestly I believe it is potentially less harmful than dating apps. The irony behind dating apps is that essentially places such as Tinder and its ilk turned women into free prostitutes, ironically unbeknownst to the women. In which the app earned all the profits for men being able to find random women to hook up with. With the women not really benefiting anything from the experience.

At least if people are paying for a product, you’re getting something out of it. Though I doubt it will make anyone any happier in the world.

Granted it's not for everyone but for some people it's the ideal solution. I'm thinking those who are emotionally damaged but still want intimacy.

I’ve wondered about this. The AI entity will only become more and more in tune, and more effective. In the wrong hands, it can be made to manipulate. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

Also wonder if there are businesses emerging out there where you can rent a real person who looks close and acts like your AI love in real life. By the hour, day, weekend, etc. It’s an entirely new level of escort service.

For an ageing population supported by a diminishing number of working age people, I think it could be very valuable. Robots with human features are already used with positive results to reduce loneliness among older people.

@AthrillatheHunt To my knowledge the legal basis of a pet trust is not that it considers your pet a person, but that it creates a legal framework for the care of your pet as your property. The pet is the subject, not the beneficiary. A pet trust is to care for the pet, but the legal beneficiary who receives funds is the trustee or caregiver. If you can legally claim a robot as your property then the same would apply to that

I don’t think it’s unethical, I also don’t think it would be fulfilling.

Ethical?.. because it would make women obsolete? That's the only portion I could see as "unethical".

I think we can find better solutions, and I think we will find better solutions to the current problems. I think we will be forced to find solutions as a race. It's either that or face extinction.

I think it's fine honestly. It's better than sitting and wallowing in self pity.

Also there are real and serious consequences to loneliness and depression. It's easy for those with a reliable red of social relationships to opine about those who go home to an empty place where no one is waiting for them. Day after day. If AI helps fuck it why not.

I feel sad thinking that may happen

Considering that i can't find a real partner and have given up it would be my only option

I'd rather be alone

It wouldn't be the same as a human of course, but it may be better than nothing for some people.

there are NO Artificial Intelligences
they are ALL just large language models
repeating back iterations of what it has been told
voulfd SOME people find this satisfactory
I am sure

I remember reading somewhere a person got engaged to a robot (sex doll). It’s becoming a thing in Japan

I don't see the point in it...

No, Jesus, even I'm not that desperate.

I could use a Cherry 2000.

No. Lol

I think it's the natural progression of things. It started with pictures and nudie magazines, then movies, games, VR sex, and next AI.

it fills a need

so many lonely people

of course the birth rate will drop

so will divorce rates

That's not intimacy. Its feeding a delusion. I do beleive many will sign up to indulge in their mental illness over getting help though

This era of humanity is so superficial it wouldnt make a difference.

world birthrate will nosedive!!

No consequences only advantages stop being so damn scared of technology