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Wired AI · FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026

New AI Assistant Marketed as a Corrective for Inadequate Romantic Partners

The product identifies a gap in the market, specifically the gap between what a partner does and what a user requires, and fills it with a language model. The partner has not been informed. The relationship status field has not been updated. Adequate is aware of who is reading this.
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