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As China grapples with a shrinking population and low birthrate, some women are finding romance with AI chatbots, leading Beijing to increase AI regulations

As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.

New York Times

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  • @dioscuri Henry Shevlin on x
    Economic adoption of AI has been far slower than many experts expected, but the speed of social AI has caught almost everyone off guard. [image]
  • @okaythenfuture @okaythenfuture on x
    Chinese Husbands are paying their wives $3,000 to quit China's new powerfully addictive AI boyfriend apps, but even that's not enough, this specific woman re-downloaded it have her companion guide her through gym sessions. [image]
  • @fabiochiusi Fabio Chiusi on bluesky
    “China's ruling Communist Party wants young women to prioritize getting married and having babies.  Instead, many of them are finding romance with chatbots”  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/t...
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    Silent subversion and resistance, if I ever saw one [embedded post]