Why falling in love with an AI isn't laughable, it's inevitable

Think of what it feels like to be in love. What comes to your mind? For a handful of people, love is opening up their laptop or phone and waiting for a wall of text or a synthetic voice to come streaming in from their preferred AI chatbot. With so many tech platforms encouraging us to interact with their newly-introduced chatbots and talk to them as if they are real humans, people are increasingly turning to these large language model-powered functions for companionship, emotional support and, sometimes, love. This might raise an eyebrow or elicit a snigger.