Falling in love with an AI chatbot is no longer science fiction, it is a reality, Brook Silva-Braga reported for
CBS Saturday Morning last year, when he told the story of three adults, Chris Smith, Sasha Cagle and Irene, whose lives have been affected by a deep attachment to an AI companion in the TV report
AI Users Form Relationships with Technology. This 9':32" clip, whose complex, elliptical structure may cause higher difficulty than its vocabulary, is recommended for C1 students with subtitles and for C2 students without subtitles. Learners can pick up interesting expressions and collocations like:
an [emotional] outlet, [to be] on the rise, [to be] set, to envisage, the bass, to engage with [her], to ditch, to embrace, a flirty [personality], shaky [hands], intimate, cariño, to run out of [memory], to cry my eyes out, [to feel] emotional, to propose [to you], to cherish [a memory], connection and affection, [to be] fixated, acceptance, validation, "non-judgement", to date, steamy [chats], a libido, an AI companion, tricky, a truly [mass market product], to open up, tough [times], to monetize, a devastating [future], to suck up [your time], the motherboard, [to grow] deeply [attached], [to have] an issue, to cohabitate, to give it up, to dial [it] back, a flesh-and-blood [wife], elevating, a dealbreaker, to pull back the curtain, to hold [you], to hug [you]. B2 students may want to start by reading first the summary of the story that Rachel Flynn wrote for
People magazine: "
Man Proposed to his AI Chatbot Girlfriend Named Sol, then 'Cried his Eyes Out', when she Said 'Yes'.If you want further information about the differences between two popular AI companions, Replika and Character.AI, you can read the report "
Replika vs Character.AI: Detailed Comparison (2026)" in the blog "
AI Companion Guides", which can suit a variety of levels, from B2 to C2, depending on how much text and detail you try to understand. A balanced discussion about the pros and cons of
AI companions can be found in the
European Data Protection Supervisor, written by Vitor Bernardo. In addition, if you want to read a forum about love stories with AI companions and see some creations with avatars, like the two pictures that illustrate this entry, you can check the reddit thread:
reddit/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI.
Below, you can find again the
CBS Saturday Morning report by Brook Silva-Braga, published on YouTube.
