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'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
(techxplore.com)
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this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2024
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The simple explanation I've heard is that the uncanny valley protects us from diseases etc. by making us stay away from very sick or dead people. A bloated corpse is still human, so you need some part of your head to say "stay away from that thing".
Or genetic defects.
"Something about that person is extremely off-putting. I do believe I'm not going have sex with them."