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How Many Young People Would Actually Date an AI?

Alongside the rise of AI chatbots with human-like personalities, a surprisingly large number of young people tell YPulse they’d be interested in dating a virtual partner…

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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Young people are constantly resetting dating norms and now, they’re not opposed to dating artificial intelligence bots
  • More young men than young women say they’d be open to dating an AI—with 25-39-year-olds most interested
  • While the majority of young people say they wouldn’t be interested in dating an AI, a number of platforms are integrating the tech, so they may be more familiar with it in the near future
Gen Z and Millennials have accepted artificial intelligence as the norm, so uses that might seem bizarre to older generations are nothing to bat an eye at for these gens. And that includes dating an AI bot—yes, really. While this is not on most young people’s minds yet, it’s a headline topic they’re unlikely to be shocked by. In fact, a surprisingly high number of young people tell YPulse they’d be interested in dating an AI or a virtual boyfriend / girlfriend themselves. (Though, perhaps not as many as some stories would make it sound.) YPulse data has shown before...

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