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  "textContent": "Men are turning to chatbots for romantic and sexual roleplay in rising numbers, and philosopher Isaac Shur thinks the reason has less to do with loneliness than with control. In a new essay for the American Philosophical Association's blog, the Northwestern PhD candidate argues that what men actually want from an AI girlfriend is \"fine-grained control over a sycophant\" — a partner who never refuses, never fights back, and never requires consent. — Read the rest \n\nThe post The appeal of AI girlfriends isn't the AI — it's that she can't say no appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "The appeal of AI girlfriends isn't the AI — it's that she can't say no"
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