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Blake, Wm. The First Book of Urizen, object 3. 1794.

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AI platforms like ChatGPT are being used to offer solace to those dealing with heartbreak, allowing users to create chatbots modeled after their ex-partners by analyzing the former partner’s texts and emails.

One ChatGPT app called Talk to Your Ex, currently so popular that it has a waitlist, gives instructions on how to “import your ex’s chats into the app so you can still text/date her even though she dumped you.”

Another app called Yodayo achieves a similar function. One user on Reddit shared their experience with the app: “My ex and I broke up after she had to move to another country for a job. I found out about this [character creator] AI chatbot platform called Yodayo through friends, and, at first, I was not interested. Then, with the many lonely nights I find myself in, I tried it out. I used their image generator and made an AI image of someone that sort of resembles her.”

“I don't know how long I can play with this AI ex bot,” the user conceded to commenters urging them to move on. “I know I am lying to myself, but do you think I should text my ex? I really miss her.”