What would you do if you were in this situation? The person whom you are dating seems to be making a little romance—or perhaps a lot of romance—with some kind of artificial intelligence. But when you confront him or her about it, he or she says it doesn't mean anything. Since it's AI, it should be A-OK and no big deal. How would that make you feel?

Welcome to the AI situationship. It's the AI version of a situationship, which is any romantic or sexual relationship that's not clearly defined in any way and doesn't involve any type of commitment, as I have detailed before for "A Funny Bone to Pick." As people do more and more with AI, expect to encounter more such AI situationships out in the dating wild.

There are many different ways an AI situationship could manifest. It could be as simple as the person getting romantic or sexual advice from AI. It could go deeper, so to speak, with AI facilitating sexual stimulation and

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