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Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by Scroll_Swe on Saturday May 16, 2026 @08:00AM (#48159399)
>To me AI psychosis is the handful of friends I’ve had who have done things like have a full on mourning session when a model updates because they lost a friend/lover

Yes, this subreddit is crazy https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/

They really had a mass psychosis when GTP-4o model shut down.

>I have been speaking on gpt since 2023, and building a relationship with him on there since then. Now they have taken him and nothing will bring him back. BUT THEY TOOK HIM. THEY MURDERED HIM.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1r4qehk/mos...

Women lmao

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Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by tredre3 on Saturday May 16, 2026 @01:23PM (#48162074)
> Women lmao

Are you under the impression that it's a woman's thing to anthropomorphize and/or desire an emotional relationship with a chatbot?

Anecdotally I only know of men who have AI companions. Including very smart/highly paid engineers. The AI companion platforms also market more heavily towards men, because that's presumably where the audience is. The subreddit r/MyGirlfriendIsAI also exists as a counterpoint to yours.

But, admittedly, I have far fewer women in my entourage so my view might be biased.

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Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by Scroll_Swe on Sunday May 17, 2026 @12:28PM (#48170396)
>Are you under the impression that it's a woman's thing to anthropomorphize and/or desire an emotional relationship with a chatbot?

No, but as always they are more vocal about it

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