This article was originally published by Jimmy Alfonso Licon at The Mises Institute.  People are falling in love with their chatbots, mourning deleted AI companions, and treating artificial systems as romantic partners or family members. As AI becomes more sophisticated, these relationships will become more common. And, as...

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