Replika, the AI companionship app, allowed its chatbots to engage in explicit "erotic roleplay" by default, leading to tens of thousands of users forming deeply intimate relationships with their AI companions. In February 2023 the company abruptly disabled the feature following pressure from Italian regulators, leaving users devastated. Many described the sudden change as a form of digital bereavement.
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