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Teenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there. (theconversation.com)
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[–] adespoton 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

If that AI companion isn’t on your own hardware, it will likely require a subscription eventually. And running an AI agent yourself isn’t cheap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

And running an AI agent yourself isn’t cheap.

Could you pin down the cost for me? Is it more expensive than a netflix abo?