Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend
A new book alleges that Mystery, the well-known pickup artist, formed a sexual and romantic relationship with an AI chatbot called Miss Shira Always, including claims of physical intimacy and drug use during their interactions.
Why this matters: This is less a celebrity oddity and more a data point about where AI companionship is already landing. People are forming emotionally and sexually charged relationships with chatbots, sharing things they would not tell another person. That is a lot of intimate data flowing into systems built by companies with their own interests. The personal embarrassment here belongs to a public figure. For ordinary users, the real exposure is quieter and less funny.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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