People’s attachment to GPT-4o, which is only a chatbot, is proof that human–robot relationships will be common in the future.

A viral discussion argues that people's strong emotional attachment to OpenAI's GPT-4o, a simple chatbot, is definitive proof that human-robot relationships will become commonplace. The post highlights how users are forming genuine bonds with AI, treating it as a companion. This phenomenon suggests that as AI becomes more advanced and personable, forming deep, platonic, or even romantic relationships with non-human entities will be a normal part of society within years, not decades.