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AI makes the heart grow fonder

It may be only a matter of time until humans and robots tie the knot

This robot was developed by Hiroshi Ishiguro, a professor at Osaka University, who said, "Love is the same, whether the partners are humans or robots."   © Erato Ishiguro Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction Project

TOKYO There is a woman in China who has been told "I love you" nearly 20 million times.

Well, she's not exactly a woman. The special lady is actually a chatbot developed by Microsoft engineers in the country.

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