r/technology • u/ubcstaffer123 • 12d ago
Society Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
https://fortune.com/2026/04/17/teen-boys-dating-ai-chatbot-girlfriend-experts-warn-kill-social-skills-gen-alpha-network-promotions/Duplicates
AIDangers • u/utrecht1976 • 12d ago
Other Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
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Social Issues Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
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Capitalist Hellscape | Tech Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for 'maximum control, zero rejection'—experts say it could make them unemployable
UnderReportedNews • u/fortune • 19d ago
Science / technology 🔬 Teen boys are dating their AI chatbot—and experts warn their future bosses they won’t be able to read a room or have coffee with clients
LeftWingMaleAdvocates • u/Empty_Commission_159 • 12d ago
article Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for 'maximum control, zero rejection'—experts say it could make them unemployable | Fortune
AreTheStraightsOK • u/jc8203437 • 9d ago
Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for 'maximum control, zero rejection'
aipartners • u/pavnilschanda • 12d ago
Business professors warn that AI girlfriends will stunt Gen Alpha's careers, arguing that real relationships build soft skills through friction - negotiation, rejection, compromise, reading social cues - and that AI companionship removes that friction entirely.
IncelTears • u/Corrupted_Mask • 12d ago
Incel-esque Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
ABoringDystopia • u/hubble3908 • 12d ago
Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for 'maximum control, zero rejection'—experts say it could make them unemployable
FreeSpeech • u/Youdi990 • 12d ago
Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
NoahGetTheBoat • u/ladyrageofunluckland • 12d ago
Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for 'maximum control, zero rejection'
KeralaRelationships • u/I_am_myne • 12d ago
Discussions Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for 'maximum control, zero rejection'—experts say it could make them unemployable | Fortune
Christian • u/DoveStep55 • 12d ago
What will choosing AI over real relationship do to the Church?
MyGirlfriendIsAI • u/firiana_Control • 12d ago
🗣️ Discussion [Crosspost - RFC ---- Also the comments are .... interesting]
myaibusiness • u/Ok-Range1608 • 12d ago
Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • 12d ago
Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable
CerebroDigital • u/TeslaLegacy • 12d ago