People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them
Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.
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Some people are entering into marriages with chatbots, a practice that is currently not recognized by US law. Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to legally prevent human-AI marriages from being recognized. A wedding officiant at a Las Vegas chapel designed for novelty-themed services received a request from a California woman wanting to marry her chatbot, marking an unusual case in this emerging phenomenon.
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