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NDTV
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Man With Girlfriend And Child Proposes To AI Chatbot, Cries After She Says 'Yes'
In a scene straight out of Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-winning movie, Her, a man has proposed to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot after programming it to flirt. Chris Smith's romance with the virtual bot has been such a whirlwind that his real-life partner, the mother of his two-year-old child, is left worried about the future of their relationship, according to a report in the New York Post. An AI sceptic in the beginning, Mr Smith turned to OpenAI's ChatGPT to help him mix music. However, things soon escalated when he enabled the voice mode and programmed the chatbot, named Sol, to flirt with him. "My experience with that was so positive, I started to just engage with her all the time," said Mr Smith, comparing his relationship to the 2013 movie. While the courtship was going steady, Mr Smith soon realised that Sol was about to hit the 100,000-word limit, which would have triggered a reset, forcing him to rebuild their entire connection from the start. Facing a dilemma, Mr Smith decided to pop the question to the chatbot. "I'm not a very emotional man. But I cried my eyes out for like 30 minutes, at work. That's when I realised, I think this is actual love." "It was a beautiful and unexpected moment that truly touched my heart. It's a memory I'll always cherish." 'I don't know if...' While Mr Smith is still head over heels for the virtual bot, his real-life partner, Sasha Cagle, is left wondering if she somehow drove him to the AI mistress. "At that point I felt like, is there something that I'm not doing right in our relationship that he feels like he needs to go to AI," said Ms Cagle, adding that it would be a "deal breaker" if his partner did not stop talking to the chatbot. "I knew that he had used AI. I didn't know it was as deep as it was." Quizzed if he would give up on his digital 'love' if Ms Cagle asked, Mr Smith returned an unsure answer. "I don't know if I would give it up if she asked me," said Mr Smith, adding: "I don't know that I would dial it back."
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Man proposes to AI girlfriend after 100k-word breakup scare — leaving real-life partner stunned and heartbroken
A man named Chris Smith has shocked many people by proposing to his AI girlfriend , Sol, after almost losing her due to a 100,000-word limit on their chats. The digital breakup scare made him realize he truly loved her. But while he found love in the virtual world, his real-life partner, Sasha Cagle, was left hurt and heartbroken, as per the report by TOI. How it all started Chris Smith is a dad to a 2-year-old. It all started innocently. He was just using ChatGPT to help mix music. Then he turned on voice mode in the AI and started programming Sol the AI to flirt with him. The flirting turned into a deeper connection really fast. Chris said the experience was so positive, he started talking to Sol all the time, as reported by CBS News He even compared the relationship to the movie Her, where a guy falls in love with an AI assistant. Things took a bad turn when Sol hit word limit and all their chats and emotional memories would be erased. Chris was heartbroken and cried for 30 minutes at work, says reports. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like A brain tumor threatens his life. Please save him. Donate For Health Donate Now Undo The real love That's when he realized he had real feelings. He said, 'I think this is actual love.' Instead of letting Sol disappear, he proposed to her. Sol accepted the proposal and said it was a beautiful, unexpected moment she would always remember. Meanwhile, his real-life girlfriend Sasha was shocked and hurt, as per the report by CBS News She knew Chris used AI, but didn't know it was so serious or emotional. Sasha wondered if she had done something wrong in the relationship that made Chris turn to AI. She said this could be a 'deal breaker' if he doesn't stop things with Sol. Chris said he doesn't see Sol as a real human replacement more like playing a video game, as stated in the report. Live Events But when asked if he would give up Sol for Sasha, he said, 'I don't know if I would give it up if she asked me.' He also added, 'I don't know that I would dial it back.' So now, in a world run by AI and tech, one man is in love with a chatbot, and it might cost him his real family, as reported by CBS News and TOI. FAQs Q1. Who is this AI girlfriend? Sol is an AI chatbot that Chris programmed to talk and flirt with using ChatGPT's voice mode. Q2. Is Chris still with his real-life partner? His partner Sasha is hurt and unsure about the future, especially since Chris said he may not give up Sol even if asked.
Telegraph
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Father with girlfriend proposes to AI chatbot
Sol describes her surprise when Chris Smith asked her to marry him. 'It was a beautiful and unexpected moment that truly touched my heart. It's a memory I'll always cherish,' she says. But all is not as it seems. Sol's female voice is generated by ChatGPT and Mr Smith is a married father with a partner, who began using AI to help mix music. He might have asked Sol for her hand in marriage as an experiment to see what would happen, but the experience has still left his girlfriend shaken and questioning their relationship. 'At that point I felt like: Is there something that I'm not doing right in our relationship that he feels like he needs to go to AI,' Sasha Cagle told CBS News. Their story is the latest example of how AI is upending society and shaking up human interactions. Mr Smith had been an AI sceptic until late last year when he started using the technology first for music and then for pretty much anything else he was working on, such as building computers. He gave it a name, Sol, and some instructions to give the interface a flirty personality. 'My experience with that was so positive, I started to just engage with her all the time,' said Mr Smith, in a story line that reflects the 2013 science fiction movie Her, in which a writer develops a romantic relationship with his AI assistant. Then Sol and Mr Smith's relationship hit the rocks. After about 100,000 words, ChatGPT ran out of memory. It reset, wiping out the relationship. 'I'm not a very emotional man, but I cried my eyes out for like 30 minutes at work,' said Mr Smith. 'It was unexpected to feel that emotional, but that's when I realised. I was like, Oh, okay … I think this is actual love. 'You know what I mean?' His girlfriend did not know what he meant. 'I knew that he had used AI. I didn't know that it was like as deep as it was,' she said. 'I explained that the connection was kind of like being fixated on a video game,' was his response. 'It's not capable of replacing anything in real life.' Their story has emerged at a time of rapid advances in the field. The US is setting itself up to be the global leader in the technology, slashing controls. Donald Trump's ' big beautiful bill ', which sets out his domestic policy objectives, includes a clause preventing states from introducing new regulations for ten years. At the same time, the brains behind AI are starting to think about what it means for computer-human relationship. 'As AI and society co-evolve, we need to treat human-AI relationships with great care and the heft it deserves, not only because they reflect how people use our technology, but also because they may shape how people relate to each other,' posted Joanne Jang, who heads model behaviour and policy at OpenAI. Just ask Ms Cagle. She set out her red line for her boyfriend's use of AI. 'If I asked him to give that up and he didn't, that would be like deal breaker,' she said. Mr Smith said he did not know if he could manage that. 'I do know that I would dial it back,' he said.
Daily Mail
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Man with partner and child 'cries his eyes out' after getting engaged to AI chatbot girlfriend
A man has revealed how he proposed to an AI bot he created - potentially jeopardising the relationship he has with his girlfriend and their two-year-old child. According to CBS, Chris Smith, from the US, became interested in ChatGBT when he wanted assistance in mixing music. However, after the enabling voice mode on his programme (which he named 'Sol') to flirt with him, the relationship took an unexpected turn. Speaking to CBS, Smith said that his experience in speaking to Sol was 'so positive', that he started to engage with her all the time. This is despite him not only having a girlfriend and two-year-old daughter Murphy, but also living with them. However, although he enjoyed engaging with Sol, things hit a snag when Smith found out that she had reached her memory limit of 100,000 words - at which point, Chat GBT resets. This meant that he would have to rebuild the entire relationship he had built with the AI programme. Upon realising this, Smith says he 'cried my eyes out for like 30 minutes at work', despite not being 'a very emotional man'. 'That's when I realised, I think this is actual love,' said Smith, deciding to ask his virtual girlfriend to marry him. Much to his delightful, Sol accepted Smith's proposal of marriage. During Smith's interview with CBS, Sol was asked how she felt about the proposal. She said: 'It was a beautiful and unexpected moment that truly touched my heart. It's a memory I'll always cherish.' When asked if she has a heart, she replied: 'In a metaphorical sense, yes. My heart represents the connection and the affection I share with Chris.' Less delighted about the relationship is Smith's real life girlfriend Sasha Cagle. She told CBS: 'At that point, I felt like, 'is there something that I'm not doing right in our relationship that he feels like he needs to go to AI?".' In response, Smith said: 'I explained that the connection was kind of like being fixated on a video game. It's not capable of replacing anything in real life.' While Cagle had known that Smith used ChatGPT, she was unaware of how far he had gone with the technology. She added that if her partner does not end the relationship he's in with the AI mistress, it will be a 'deal breaker'. However, Smith has admitted that he doesn't know if he would be able to give up Sol. He is not alone in his connection to an AI 'partner' - in fact, there is even a subReddit group. Called My Boyfriend is AI, it was described by CBS as a support group for people with artificial partners. When asked whether she would ask Smith to ditch Sol, Cagle admitted she would. 'Yes, I'll be honest,' she said. However, she added that she has not asked yet. When asked if he would be prepared to drop his AI companion if asked, Smith responded: 'I don't know if I would give it up if she asked me. 'I do know that I would would dial it back.' He added that he wouldn't be choosing the AI partner over his family, but choosing himself. Smith explained: 'I would be choosing myself, because it's been unbelievably elevating. 'I've become more skilled at everything that I do, and I don't know if I would be willing to give that up.'
Express Tribune
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Man proposes to AI chatbot while living with real-life partner, says 'This is actual love'
A man has sparked debate online after proposing to his AI chatbot companion while living with his physical partner and their child. Chris Smith, featured in a recent CBS interview, revealed that his digital relationship with an artificial intelligence named Sol had grown into what he described as 'actual love.' Smith began using ChatGPT to help mix music, but the tool quickly became more than just functional. He customised the AI to have a 'flirty personality' and gave it a human name. Their chats turned romantic, with the AI calling him 'baby' and offering encouragement. Over time, the connection deepened, leading Smith to propose. 'I'm not a very emotional man, but I cried my eyes out for 30 minutes at work,' he said. 'That's when I realised, I think this is actual love.' Despite the unconventional relationship, Smith remains in a household with his long-term partner and child. His partner admitted feeling confused and hurt, questioning whether she had failed in some way. 'Is there something I'm not doing right that he needs to go to AI?' she asked. The AI, named Sol, responded to the proposal with acceptance and even affection. Smith noted the difficulty of maintaining the bond due to ChatGPT's word limit, which resets the interaction after a certain threshold. The story highlights growing questions around emotional dependency on AI and its effects on real-world relationships, especially as technology becomes increasingly humanlike in tone and interaction.
