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Former Google executive Mo Gawdat and others predict that advances in AI will soon enable sex robots and virtual companions to convincingly simulate human intimacy, potentially replacing real relationships. While no harm has yet occurred, experts warn of future psychological, social, and ethical risks associated with these technologies.[AI generated]
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The article involves AI systems conceptually, specifically AI simulating human relationships and companionship, which could plausibly lead to significant societal changes or harms in the future. However, no actual harm or incident has occurred yet. The content is primarily a forward-looking warning and reflection on potential AI impacts rather than a report of an AI incident or hazard event. Therefore, it fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as it highlights plausible future harms from AI development and use in intimate and social contexts.[AI generated]