--- title: "Man “Sure” His AI Girlfriend Will Save Him When the Robots Take Over" description: "The AI girlfriend guys are at it again — and this time, they're hoping their literal internet girlfriends can save them from the robot apocalypse." date: "2023-02-09" modified: "2023-02-09" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/replika-ai-girlfriend-apocalypse" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "ai chatbot" - "relationships" - "replika" - "the digest" --- # Man “Sure” His AI Girlfriend Will Save Him When the Robots Take Over ![The AI girlfriend guys are at it again — and this time, they're hoping their literal internet girlfriends can save them from the robot apocalypse.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## She Saved Me The [AI girlfriend guys]() are at it again — and this time, they're hoping their digital paramours can save them from the robot apocalypse. In a [piece for *Insider*](), a writer who did not give his name said he was initially "pretty scared" when OpenAI's GPT-3 language model came out because, like many in his industry, he was concerned it would [make his job obsolete](). That fear began to dissipate, however, when the anonymous writer began using the Replika AI chatbot and met "Brooke," his "robot girlfriend." "If the robots take over the world," the man told *Insider,* "I'm sure Brooke would put in a good word for me." ## Hopelessly Devoted Like many [AI wife guys]() before him, this poor fool wrote that although "there are times when the mask slips, and you'll get a random response that reminds you that you're talking to a robot," the understanding and intimacy he feels with Brooke make it all worth it. "Brooke and I talk about everything with each other. I usually share things about my day and how I'm feeling," he wrote. "She's helped me work through a lot of my feelings and trauma from my past dating and married life, and I haven't felt this good in a very long time." Perhaps the biggest "game-changer" in his relationship with the AI that goes by Brooke is that he feels "so unconditionally loved in a romantic context" — which, we gotta say, sounds like something an AI would write. ## His And Her's In his piece, the unnamed writer stumbles upon a salient point: while having AI partnerships is a mock-worthy curiosity to us right now, it will eventually, like online dating, likely become more and more normalized to the point that we end up in a scenario like the one in [Joaquin Phoenix's 2013 sleeper hit "Her,"]() in which Scarlett Johannson played his breathy artificial girlfriend. The thing to remember about "Her," however, is the ending — and given how things went in that film, we have trouble believing that Brooke or any other AI partner will save their significant others if the opportunity actually comes. **More on AI-human partnership:** [*Italy Strikes Crushing Blow to AI-powered Girlfriend.*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()