Despite the obviously dystopian undertones, it's truly an interesting time to be alive.

Are we even alive? Maybe we're just some ancient AI's experiment in organic LLMs.

Yeah, everyone knows the fabric of reality runs on languages invented inaude the simulation. Even the people outside the simulation use the present day English language.

By most definitions we are whether an ancient AI's experiment, or God's or other. The question may soon be whether the AI girlfriends are alive.

I remember a time when dating websites were for nerd losers. Now they're the norm.

I can't wait to see how things are 20 years from now.

People won't be using dating websites. People will be dating websites.

And in 21 years, websites will be dating websites.

Apple positioned well for this with iOS 18. AI girlfriend can run on your Homepod!

Great, now Siri can tell me to play my own damned music.

[Picture of a future in 80s magazine. Smartly dressed man saying "computer, make me sandwitch" to a toaster on wheels]

[picture of actual modern times. small device with a screen saying "human, charge me and go to work" to a sleepy man in t-shirt]

I am reminded of a Dust short a few years ago... Sci-Fi Short Film “A Date in 2025" https://youtu.be/NZ8G3e3Cgl4

Which... doesn't seem too unreasonable now.

Apple bans apps like this so no they are not positioned well for this

Rules are mutable, and I recall Europe might have a bit more flexibility here.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/01/apple-announces-chang...

https://thenextweb.com/news/sideloaded-app-stores-ios-eu-how...

Love is a warm GPU