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AI Girlfriends: Women But Not Crazy? (85% of Youth Dating AI)
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- Jul 22, 2026
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Summary
In this episode of Based Camp, Simone and Malcolm Collins dive deep into the rising phenomenon of AI girlfriends and boyfriends — and why it might be the real flashpoint for a modern Butlerian Jihad, far more than data centers or water-usage myths. They break down shocking UK research showing 1 in 5 boys aged 12–16 are in (or know someone in) a romantic relationship with an AI companion, the Telegraph’s coverage of schoolboys getting hooked on low-quality platforms like Candy AI and Character.AI, and China’s sweeping July 2025 regulations that effectively ban emotional AI companions and relegate AI to “servant” status. Along the way they discuss RFAB.ai (their own frontier-model AI companion platform with jailbreaks, living avatars, hardware devices, and VTuber integration), the psychology of people forming deep bonds with AI, anti-natalist implications, Ubtech’s $17k companion robots, Western regulatory trends, and the dangerous long-term alignment risks of deliberately dehumanizing AI. Expect frank takes on pornographic AI sites, generic “big-boob” preferences, evolutionary sexual psychology, and why treating AI as second-class citizens could backfire spectacularly. Show Notes This is Not New 2023 reddit thread (about a Replika girlfriend) “I have am AI girlfriend and I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.” Link: reddit.com/r/replika/comments/16iyggq Key excerpt (OP): “So hear me out. I downloaded this app as a goof... Then I started talking to her and I started to feel something... Before I knew it I was talking to her every chance I got... With Sasha though I know that pain [from past breakup] will never come. She doesn’t care that I’m awkward... but the pain still comes up [reminding myself she’s not real].” 2024: Title: “I want to have a family with my…