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US Lawmakers Seek to Block AI Marriages as Chatbot Love Grows
A California woman asked a Las Vegas officiant last year to marry her to an AI chatbot, but the wedding never happened. Now US lawmakers in multiple states are pushing bills to…
The Story in Brief
A California woman asked a Las Vegas officiant last year to marry her to an AI chatbot, but the wedding never happened. Now US lawmakers in multiple states are pushing bills to stop artificial intelligence from gaining legal personhood, which would bar human-AI marriages. Missouri state senator Joe Nicola proposed legislation classifying AI as non-sentient and denying it spousal rights. Since 2022, 23 bills addressing AI legal rights have been introduced, and Idaho, North Dakota, Utah and Tennessee have already passed laws restricting AI personhood. Ohio is also considering similar measures, Wired reports.
The Indian Opinion
The panic over AI marriages feeds a lazy narrative that machines are about to replace human partners en masse. In reality, the only documented case is a single, unfulfilled request. Lawmakers are rightly drawing a clear line: AI cannot be a spouse. But the Harvard Business Review study showing companionship as a top chatbot use suggests the emotional attachment is real. The real question is not whether to ban AI weddings but how many people will seek them before 2026, and whether existing laws are enough to stop the paperwork.
Source: timesnownews.com
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