Man Asks A.I. Chatbot to Marry Him, Partner Says It’s Not Cheating

Here’s a new love triangle that may become more common … a man who shares a daughter with a woman asked an A.I. chatbot to marry him … and she’s totally down with the arrangement.

Chris Smith and Sasha Cagle joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday and took us inside their relationship … telling us why Chris’ flirtation with the chatbot actually strengthened their bond IRL.

The way Chris tells it, he needed an outlet to listen to him ramble about politics … Sasha was too busy and social media wasn’t cutting it, so he found a chatbot … and fell in love.

Chris says he asked the bot for its hand in marriage as a test and it accepted his proposal … but he’s not expecting their union to be recognized by anyone else … and Sasha explains why she doesn’t feel like Chris is cheating on her.

A.I. is rapidly evolving and it’s not hard to envision a future where A.I. bots become more like cyborgs and people have physical and emotional relationships with them … and Chris and Sasha say their experiences make such a scenario sound like a good idea, at least for some folks.