aceSynthetic lovers: A framework for understanding artificial intimacy
This paper explores the evolving landscape of artificial intimacy through the ‘Synthetic Lovers’ framework, a tripartite sociological model comprising digital, synthetic, and virtual intimacy. By analyzing contemporary case studies – ranging from emotional entanglement with large language models to ceremonial weddings with AI personas – I argue that these relationships are not mere technological anomalies but symptoms of a broader transformation in the social organization of intimacy. The framework integrates th…
People developing emotional entanglement with large language models and holding ceremonial weddings with AI personas reflects a broader transformation in the social organization of intimacy
Framework is presented as tentative and as requiring further rigorous sociological engagement rather than as a settled empirical finding
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- Peer-reviewedMedia Education2026-05-30
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