Are people really choosing AI over real relationships? In this no-holds-barred episode of Waywut, Darrell and Jason rip into the disturbing rise of AI companions — AI boyfriends, AI girlfriends, and the thousands paying monthly for digital “love.”

We dive deep into:

• The massive “My Boyfriend is AI” Reddit with 75,000 members

• The Eva AI Cafe in New York where people take their AI dates out in public

• Real stories of people using AI to cope with grief, stillbirth, and crushing loneliness

• Why this trend is being normalized… and why it’s actually dangerous

Darrell also explains why he loves AI as a creative tool (Muppet grindhouse trailers anyone?) but calls romantic AI “a bubble of validation with zero depth.”

Drop your thoughts in the comments: Would you ever date an AI? 👇

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