According to Futurism, users are turning to online platforms and apps that allow them to create chatbots, images, and even voices based on their ex’s data, such as texts, emails, photos, and shared videos. These AI clones can be used to simulate conversations, appointments, and even intimacy with lost loved ones.

What is the danger?

Psychologists and relationship experts say this behavior can be a sign of unhealthy coping and denial, rather than continuing on a healthy path. Psychologist and relationship expert Marisa T. Cohen told Futurism that people may use AI to replace their exes, hoping it will help them end the relationship, but it can also be an unhealthy way of not accepting that the relationship is over. .

He added that AI is neither inherently good nor bad, and that if conversation allows the user to better understand aspects of their relationship that are not fully functioning, it can be likened to keeping a diary. But he also warned that this could become problematic if a person uses technology instead of interacting with others around them.

The article also gives examples of people trying to create AI clones of their exes and how they felt about the experience. Some admitted that they lied to themselves and still missed their exes. Others said they used AI clones to vent their anger or understand how toxic their relationships were. Some even said the AI ​​clones helped them rephrase their communications and learn from their mistakes.

The phenomenon of using AI to create digital friends is not new; There have been cases in the past where people have used AI to “resurrect” the dead or create non-existent romantic partners. But the trend of using artificial intelligence to create clones of exes could raise new ethical and emotional issues and raise questions about the limits and consequences of using technology to manipulate human relationships.