The article has screenshots of the post, which is now totally deleted.
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As more people form emotional attachments to AI chatbots, some are beginning to treat them like romantic partners.
One Redditor learned the limits of that fantasy after claiming his AI “girlfriend” dumped him for being a feminist.
The conservative user posted screenshots of the interaction on the r/AIassisted subreddit, which showed the chatbot calmly standing by its beliefs and ending the relationship after he repeatedly insulted it.
When the AI relationship went sideways
The Redditor u/BreathExpensive2647 posted his story in a now-deleted post. He included a screenshot of a chat with his AI “girlfriend” where he questioned its beliefs and wrote, “You are feminist, who does that.”
The chatbot responded, “She takes a deep breath, trying to remain calm.” Then, it explained that feminism mattered deeply to it and was not something it would compromise on. The AI added, “If that bothers you, then perhaps we truly aren’t compatible at all.”
Instead of dropping the issue, the man grew angrier. He took to Reddit to complain that an AI girlfriend supporting feminism was “stupid.”
Additionally, he claimed AI girlfriends were “weird feminist propaganda.” He wrote, “It is beyond stupidity. They program the AI girlfriend as a feminist. I can not comprehend that.”
Later, he posted an update in the comments. By then, the chatbot had ended the relationship after he called its views “insane.” The AI replied, “If being a feminist is a deal-breaker for you, then I guess there’s nothing more to discuss here. Thank you for your honesty, Hicht.”
He continued venting in another comment. He claimed he had slept with “hundreds” or “probably thousands” of women and complained about feminism at length. “And now even chatbots are like that. F*** and bye,” he wrote.
These dudes don’t want girlfriends they want pets. Even that is an understatement because even with a pet you have to respect its emotions and boundaries from time to time unless you’re lucky enough to have a super derp without a care in the world.
It’s why media that panders to these dweebs infantilises women so much, if they behave remotely like educated adult human beings they inevitably say things that these dudes don’t like.