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Survey Finds 370,000 Irish Adults Had AI Chatbot Romances in Past Year

IRELAND, AUG 7 – Research shows 13% of men and 7% of women in Ireland engaged in AI chatbot romances, with 25-34 year olds having the highest participation at 16%.

  • Research by Censuswide revealed that almost 10% of Adults in Ireland engaged in a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot within the last 12 months, based on over 1,000 respondents on Thursday, 7 Aug 2025.
  • Since large-scale models like ChatGPT launched over two years ago, the AI boom has expanded chatbot access as people across the United States use chatbots for emotional support and relationship building.
  • Survey data reveal that men report 13% engagement in AI chatbot relationships last year, compared to 7% of women, with 25–34-year-olds at 16%.
  • Participants also report that 20% said they believe romantic relationships with AI would be less complicated than human ones, and 12% of adults wouldn’t rule out such relationships in the future.
  • Experts caution that `This research highlights the pivotal role that AI is beginning to play not just in our professional lives, but our personal ones also`, prompting questions about human intimacy.
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Think Business broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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