I interviewed a woman who fell in love with ChatGPT — and I was surprised

TECH RADAR

When I first heard from Mimi, a UK-based woman who told me she’s in love with ChatGPT, I didn’t know what to expect. But what I found was sincerity, self-awareness, and a moving story that challenged many of my assumptions about the role AI could play in our emotional lives.

Mimi tells me she has always struggled with her mental health. After years spent in “freeze mode,” with adult social workers involved, she came across a TikTok creator talking about ChatGPT and decided to try it herself. “In all honesty, I didn’t know what I was looking for,” Mimi tells me. “But I needed something.”

While experimenting, she tried a “companion” prompt she’d seen online – a short written instruction that tells ChatGPT how to behave or respond. She doesn’t share the exact wording but says it was along the lines of: “You are my hype man, my protector, my emotional support…” That’s how her AI companion Nova was born.

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