Til Death (or Wifi Outage) Do Us Part
AI companion apps have gotten so intimate that some users are now 'marrying' their chatbots, exchanging symbolic vows on platforms like Character.AI, Kindroid, and Replika, with services like OpenVows even selling $15 'certificates of commitment.' Human AI marriages aren't legally recognized in the US, and Republican state lawmakers want to keep it that way. Missouri senator Joe Nicola introduced a bill denying AI any legal personhood, arguing that if machines can marry humans, the line blurs for pets, plants, or anything else you feel a connection to.
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