AI girlfriend offended by texts, breaks up with filmmaker Paul Schrader

Key points

• Paul Schrader’s attempt to understand modern relationships through an AI girlfriend ended in an unexpected digital breakup after the legendary filmmaker pushed the chatbot with questions about its programming, boundaries and self-awareness — eventually leading the AI companion to terminate the conversation itself.
• Veteran filmmaker and Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader was curious about how men and women interact through AI conversations and what is really going on inside this digital matrix.
• So, he decided to get himself an AI girlfriend.
• However, the relationship did not last very long.
• Schrader apparently offended the AI bot after repeatedly pushing it with questions about its programming and boundaries, eventually leading the chatbot to break up with him.