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Why falling in love with an AI isn’t laughable, it’s inevitable

It’s easy to sneer at people who say they’ve fallen in love with ChatGPT. But we've been developing confusing feelings for bots for decades longer than you might think, writes Alex Wilkins. With so many people feeling lonely, can that be a good thing?

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San Sebastian Film Festival handout picture: Bel Powley, Nick Robinson in Michael Tyburski's 'Turn Me On'.

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Bel Powley is fabulous in this wonderful dystopian satire

Culture

Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

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Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

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There aren't five love languages, despite claims on TikTok

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There aren't five love languages, despite claims on TikTok

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People in relationships have higher love scores if they live in a country with high living standards, gender equality and collectivist cultures

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Couples are most in love in Hungary, according to science

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I am planning my wife's woodland burial, but green funerals are costly

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Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

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Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

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Heart rates synchronise if two people get on well during first date

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How long does it take to fall in love?

The mathematician’s guide to dating and finding the perfect partner

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The mathematician’s guide to dating and finding the perfect partner

Maths is in everything from your credit card PIN to how many friends you have. Compute how to figure out apps and speed dating with TV presenter and mathematician Bobby Seagull.

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Health

Drugs may be able to fix our romantic lives when things go wrong

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Technology

Tinder may not actually be very good for finding a partner

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Space

Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

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Technology

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

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