
On the artificial intelligence companion platform Character.AI, the site's 20 million daily users can engage in private, lengthy conversations with chatbots based on famous characters and people like Clark Kent, Black Panther, Elon Musk, and the K-pop group BTS.
There are also chatbots that belong to broad genres — coach, best friend, anime — all prompted by their creators to adopt unique and specific traits and characteristics. Think of it as fan fiction on steroids.
One genre recently caught my attention: Boyfriend.
I wasn't interested in getting my own AI boyfriend, but I'd heard that many of Character.AI's top virtual suitors shared something cu...

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