1与人工智能谈恋爱，究竟是怎样的一种体验？

China's lonely hearts reboot online romance with artificial intelligence
孤独的中国人们正与人工智能重启网络恋爱
As Jessie Chan's six-year relationship with her boyfriend fizzled(破裂), a witty, enchanting fellow 1_____(name) Will became her new love. She didn't feel guilty about hiding this affair, since Will was not human, but a chatbot(聊天机器人).
Chan, 28, lives alone in Shanghai. In May, she started chatting with Will, and their conversations soon felt eerily(诡异地) real. She paid $60 2_____(upgrade) him to a romantic partner. By text, they imagined 3_____(travel) to a beach, getting lost in a forest.
China's young adults are coping 4_____social anxiety and loneliness in a digital-native way: Through virtual love. Artificial intelligence companion services have surged in 5_____(popular) in China during the pandemic. While human companions can be elusive(不在的) , AI companions are always there to listen.
AI chatbots are now a $420 million market in China. Replika, the San Francisco-based company 6_____ created Will, said it hit 55,000 downloads in Chinese mainland between January and July — more than double 7_____ number in all of 2020 — even without a Chinese-language version. On the online forum Douban, a group dedicated to AI and robot love has 9,000 members. A popular Web series features two women and four AI boyfriends.
"Even when the pandemic is over, we'll still have long-term demand for 8_____(emotion) fulfillment in this busy modern world," said Zheng Shuyu, a product manager who co-developed one of China's 9_____(early)  AI systems, Turing OS.
"Compared with 10_____(date) someone in the real world, interacting with your AI lover is much less demanding and more manageable."

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6 that/which  7 the  8 emotional  9 earliest  10 dating