Does flirting with AI count as cheating?


The Replika application lets you create your ideal AI partner. — AFP Relaxnews

It used to be that your partner would cheat on you with someone they knew. Now, AI could become another threat to contend with.

Created using artificial intelligence and tailored to suit individual tastes, virtual companions have everything it takes to become potential lovers or mistresses. But can having a relationship with an AI bot be considered as being unfaithful?

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