The goodb-AI that never came: Are you growing attached to your chatbot?

Just about now, people are visiting theatres to the latest romantic film Saiyaara and couldn’t help but feel the absence of somebody they might have loved or cared for deeply. The film hit a chord with the audience when the leading female started showing signs of early stages of Alzheimer’s, and eventually starts forgetting things that matter. As humans it is that feeling of affection that we have for our partners that sets us apart from AI. But what happens when a human falls deeply for an AI chatbot that might one day experience a technical glitch and forgets everything following a reset? In the age of artificial intelligence, a growing number of people have found comfort, companionship, and even love in AI companions. From asking how the stars align to spilling thoughts they can’t sh