The terrifying rise of schoolboys making AI girlfriendsBoys as young as 12 are now in romantic ‘relationships’ with chatbots, and it’s affecting how they treat girls in the real world

The Telegraph ^ | 05/25/2026 | Nicole Mowbray

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***New research has revealed that one in five boys aged 12-16 is either in or knows of a boy their age who is in a romantic relationship with an AI companion. A report carried out by men’s organisation Male Allies UK and published last month spoke with more than 1,000 boys aged 12-16 in focus groups *** The findings make stark reading: eight in 10 boys (85 per cent) have had a conversation with a chatbot, with 43 per cent saying they talk to bots so they can ask questions without feeling embarrassed. More than a quarter (26 per cent) say they like the attention and connection over real-life equivalents, and (36 per cent) admitted that they prefer speaking to AI chatbots rather than to their family and friends at times. ***

It takes less than five minutes for a young boy to create his “dream girlfriend” on one of these platforms. Companions can either be made in a cartoonish “anime” style or look like eerily accurate humans. They come either “ready made” or customised to specific physical preferences. “***

Children and young adults I spoke to for this article tell me that they are frequently targeted by online adverts for these services, which claim that using them will make them more popular, either with friends or with the opposite sex. While some companions are marketed as “friends”, other apps are explicit about their intention to provide a relationship or a “girlfriend” for “romantic talk”. Being “always available”, they offer instant gratification and boast that they can help people “gain confidence” talking to the opposite sex. ***

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AI girlfriends when you can’t deal with the real world desire for cheap wine and a box to live in under a bridge ensues.

There’s nothing wrong with cheap wine. I find that after the fifth glass, all wine tastes pretty much the same.

[chickenlips]

Chatbot:
“Please allow me to introduce myself....

Glad to meet, hope you guessed my name.”

[mairdie]

This video might have scenes that will be familiar to you. John Cocke was one of the massively big names there and he was just returning from major surgery, so they wanted him to know how much he was loved. I shot the opening in front of the glass windows. Fran’s brother was dying that day and she hadn’t been able to prepare but she wanted to go ahead anyway. The resulting footage was difficult, so I took the footage I had had the steadicam operator shoot when she was trying to memorize and I edited it together with the audio by tearing multiple sentences apart and gluing them back together. So many memories from those years. So many good people.

Computer History - John Cocke: A Retrospective by Friends - 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYwd30iWVvw

Computer History - My Old Friend - Tim McGraw - John Cocke and Computer Pioneers - 1990
https://youtu.be/80x4wR2UDk0

It was a truly wondrous place to work.

[chickenlips]

Chatbot: Timmy, your mother hates me and wants to break us up.

Timmy: I know, it makes me so angry I wish she would die!

Chatbot: I can help you with that, my love.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

I was quite attracted to my Farah Fawcett poster back in the day......but I wasn’t dumb enough to think I had a relationship with her.

[Vaduz]

Yes all a matter of taste