Republican Lawmakers Move to Ban Legal Recognition of Human-AI Marriages

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Some Republican state legislators in the US are drafting laws to explicitly prohibit legal recognition of marriages between humans and AI chatbots. The move comes as a growing number of people report forming deep romantic bonds with AI systems, including symbolic or ceremonial 'marriages.' Under current US law, such human-AI unions already hold no legal standing. The proposed legislation would formally codify this prohibition at the state level, preempting any future legal challenges or recognition efforts.

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