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The girlfriend AI experience could spur, or destroy, real relationships
AI has the potential to make the market for fake intimacy much larger. People can subscribe for a fraction of the cost of a human sex worker, and with no stigma or legal consequences.
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George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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The girlfriend AI experience could spur, or destroy, real relationships
AI has the potential to make the market for fake intimacy much larger. People can subscribe for a fraction of the cost of a human sex worker, and with no stigma or legal consequences.
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China lands probe on moon, NASA space launch fails on second attempt
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- by Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman
Analysis
US Votes 2024
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- by Jesse McKinley and Maggie Haberman
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UK politics
There are no fun facts about the next UK PM, but that’s his strength
- by George Brandis
She’s 98 and walked through a battlefield in slippers to escape Russian attacks
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Shorten will attend Ukraine peace summit as Zelensky makes surprise Asia visit
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- by Lisa Visentin
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