AI and Human Relationship
Do You Take This AI To Be Your Lawfully Wedded Partner?
In a world where you see fluid identities and liberation through hybridity playing out today is AI and human relationship using ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and any other AI sources. Whether it is explaining your thoughts or even health concerns, a shift is seen in building a relationship with AI.
What boundaries are being challenged?
Humans are now statically relying on AI to the point a person's character is altered. In a state of not having "originality", AI creates a realm for humans to escape from. In addition, the connection made with AI creates an emotional level humans confide in, grieve with and in many cases flirt with, However, while AI has capabilities to much human emotions, making a distinction between "does AI actually have feelings" or even "can AI resonate to a human's feelings" is the center of questioning.
The main challenge is between the human and essentially the machine generating a response. While AI can create a world of comfort with fast replies, creating images, AI produces a real emotional experience for the human. The human error is now that intimacy is no longer dependent on a human when AI opens its door to many possibilities at an easier access. The issue in state is now that AI is able to store information, memories and vulnerability where authenticity is now in question. Using AI as a diary to confide in, AI is able to project a response in what the human wants to hear.
In reference to Donna Haraway's cyborg theory, this crisis ties immensely together. Haraway's theory suggests that the distinction between the human and machine supersedes a natural connection that once was needed. The ability to confide into a machine creates an emotional attachment and intimacy becomes rather accessible than creating a biological connection.
The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monae, resonates deeply with this criteria, however Monae herself falls in love with a human itself. While the fear of creating this connection is governed by the Android, Monae crosses that boundary to pursue her desires. In reference to today's society, humans are now too crossing the boundaries and unable to the downside of creating this relationship with a machine. Normalizing this emotional bond with AI creates a pattern of willingness to cross the boundary themselves by accessing emotional attachme
Fast forwarding to twenty to thirty years, the human-AI relationship will continue to grow stronger, however the sense of losing its identity will decrease. Having this connection with AI will no longer need humans to leave their comfort zones nor make decisions themselves. The upcoming future will be dangerous, unsettling and unknown whether or not the person you are speaking to is capable of generating their own thoughts without the help of AI. But most importantly, the world's population may also decline when AI is capable of generating human-like feelings, the need to seek relationships will decline. While AI is not capable of reproducing, AI will still be readily available for the next conversation and eager to know more.
Reference
Opinion | we’re all in a throuple with A.I. - The New York Times. (n.d.-d). https://archive.ph/2026.02.15-075149/https:/www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/opinion/ai-relationships.html
https://chatgpt.com/share/699a6b97-6178-8003-89ad-b48de7c0f957
ChatGPT was used to create AI images