Ex-Google CEO Warns About ‘Perfect’ AI Girlfriends for Young Men [Video]

People in 2024 aren’t just swiping right and left on online dating apps — some are crafting their perfect AI match and entering relationships with chatbots.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently shared his concerns about young men crafting AI romantic partners and said he agrees that AI dating will actually increase loneliness.

“This is a good example of an unexpected problem of existing technology,” Schmidt said in a conversation about AI dangers and regulation on “The Prof G Show” with Scott Galloway published Sunday.

Schmidt painted a picture of an emotionally and physically “perfect” AI girlfriend who could ultimately create a scenario in which a younger male becomes obsessed and allows the AI to take over their thinking.

“That kind of obsession is possible,” Schmidt said in the interview. “Especially for people who are not fully formed.”

Young men aren’t the only ones involved in AI relationships.

The CEO of AI companion app Replika said that the app’s users are mostly 35-plus. However, …