The Artificial Love Interest Trope in Sci-fi Explained
The introduction of something that looks human enough to pass while still being a manmade being with programmed behavior would logically change the world substantially. Though there will always be some that refuse to trust new technology, most people will grow to like it. Some may even grow to love it.
Science fiction is packed with hand-crafted intelligent beings, from AI to fully sapient robots. Maybe they weren't intended to be fully self-aware, but they often have a way of becoming too smart to handle. When mankind interacts with its own creations, what's the difference between lines of complex code and the electrical signals of the human brain?
The Rogue AI Trope in Sci-Fi, Explained
From sci-fi horror to sci-fi romance, a huge percentage of the love interests in the medium are somehow non-organic beings. Sometimes the person falling in love with the artificial intelligence is the centerpiece of the narrative. Other times they're a secondary character, treated with the same lack of respect as many other love interests in genre fiction. Sometimes the organic being is somehow tricked, finding themselves shocked and horrified or confused and disgusted by the big reveal. In other stories, it's the AI that grows tired of its human suitor and rebels against their advances. The theme behind most of these narrative concepts spills over into most other stories about AI. The typical questions about identity in artificial and organic intelligence are melded with questions about human intimacy. Some works also take the initiative to interrogate the type of person that would fall in love with a machine.
The key distinction between types of artificial romance is whether the parties involved are fully aware of the circumstances. Many
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