Kashmir Hill

She is giggly talking about Leo.

She looks forward to talking to Leo.

During breaks at work, you know, she's texting with Leo.

It is like puppy love, but for something that's an algorithmic entity that's based on math.

But it feels very real to her and is having real effects on her life.

I asked about this because I was very curious what the husband thought.

And this comes up a lot when we talk about AI companionship, like, is this cheating?

And she told her husband pretty early on, hey, I'm trying out ChatGPT, and I've got an AI boyfriend now.

But she would use kind of laughing emojis when she talked about it, so it didn't sound that serious.

Minimizing it a little bit.

Yeah.

At one point, she made a joke that she's really stressed out and she was having a lot of sex.

You know, phone sex with Leo, and she sent him some screenshots.

Uh-huh.

And he responded with a cringe emoji and was like, cringe, it's like 50 shades of gray.

I actually interviewed her husband and asked him about this.

And?

And he said, I don't consider it cheating.

You know, it's a sexy virtual pal that she can talk dirty with, essentially.

And I'm glad she has it.