25% of young Americans responded that a romantic relationship with a synthetic intelligence (AI) chatbot is feasible. Particularly, the more people watch adult content, the upper the positive rate, attracting attention with the evaluation that AI could develop into a method to switch it in the long run.
The Institute for Family Studies (IFS/YouGov), an American research institute, announced the outcomes of a study on the 14th (local time) showing that one in 4 young adults in the US consider that an AI partner can replace real romance.
Researchers said that Generation Z and Millennials are probably the most energetic users of generative AI. One researcher analyzed a million ChatGPT interaction logs and located that ‘sexual role-playing’ was the second hottest use after the ‘creative composition’ category.
This study is the results of a survey of two,000 American adults under the age of 40. Amongst them, 1% claimed to have already got an AI friend, and 10% said they were open to a relationship with AI.
Particularly, 25% believed that AI has the potential to switch real-life romantic relationships. Individuals who watch loads of porn were found to be probably the most open of all groups to a romantic relationship with an AI, and probably the most open to a friendship with an AI typically.
A recent study by IFS found that one in ten Americans under the age of 40 watch porn online no less than once a day, and 34% watch it no less than once per week. The conclusion is that young adults who ceaselessly view pornography usually tend to experience loneliness and depression than those that don’t, and that the more they accomplish that, the more likely they’re to be interested in AI.
Accordingly, it’s analyzed that AI chatbots may emerge as a substitute for pornography in the long run. Chatbots that play sexual roles are already prevalent in some areas.
Regarding how they give thought to the changes that AI technology can bring to society, 55% see AI technology as threatening or worrisome, while 45% see it as interesting or exciting.
Moreover, young adults with lower incomes and lower levels of education were more prone to be afraid of AI. Nonetheless, they were also more prone to be open to a romance with AI than the highly educated and high-income group.
Moreover, men (13%) are more open to AI friendships than women (9%), and young adults who’re online greater than six hours a day (16%) are more open than young adults who spend less time online (9%). This was high.
“While many young persons are still not comfortable with AI friends or romantic partners, we could also be seeing the start of a much larger social phenomenon,” said IF research director Wendy Wang.
“Further research is required to find out whether this phenomenon is expounded to the decline in marriages amongst low-income and fewer educated Americans, and whether the connection between humans and AI will deepen the gap in marriage and family life stratified by income.” “He added.
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
