Infidelities are the order of the day, and if not, let them know to that CEO who was caught at the ColdPlay concert. We even have television shows who make horns their main entertainment. What is not so common, or so we believed, is that infidelities are not with another person, but with an AI.
what’s happening. AI is breaking up marriages. A few months ago we talked about a growing trend: There are people in relationships with AI chatbots, in love to the hilt. If humans are connecting emotionally with AIs, the next step was logical: that infidelities also occur. A lawyer specialized in divorces account in this Wired report that there are more and more cases in which AI is the reason for the breakup, especially in marriages that were already going through difficulties. The results of the survey conducted by Divorce-online in the United Kingdom agree: the number of divorce petitions that mentioned the use of chatbots is increasing.
TOl same level. Is it just as serious to be unfaithful with an AI as with a person? The debate is open, but the majority thinks yes. According to this survey, 64% consider that it is a form of infidelity and 22% describe it as “emotional betrayal.” In this other survey60% responded that it was an infidelity just as serious, not just a little. The truth is that, even if there is no physical contact, often the emotional connection that develops can be as intense as in a real relationship.
Infidelities. On Reddit we found quite a few cases, such as this woman who broke up her 14 year marriage after discovering the “sexy Latina baby girl” her husband was chatting with. It was an AI, one that he had spent thousands of dollars on by the way. Or this user who He confessed to feeling bad for cheating on his girlfriend with an AI chatbot. and there are many more examples.
Legal framework. In Spain, The reason for the divorce does not matter at a legal level, Therefore, infidelity should not affect the result in aspects such as child custody. However, as reported in the Wired report, in the US there are 16 states in which infidelity is considered a minor crime. Of course, for that to happen, AI would have to be considered a person and there is no clear legal framework; the first laws related to relations with AI They classify her as a “third party”, not a person. What can work against the unfaithful person is if, as in the case we mentioned above, there is a common expense of money associated with that infidelity with the AI.
In love with AI. We humans are using AI as if he were our psychologistwe talk to him as if she were our friend and we are also developing romantic bonds. There are many ‘AI companion’ apps that enhance that emotional connection such as Replika either Character.AIbut there are also cases of people connecting with “normal” chatbots like ChatGPT. In fact, we saw it when they launched GPT-5, Many users were angry because they wanted to continue chatting with GPT-40. The reason is that the model was warmer and more playful; many users had developed emotional attachments and missed it
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