Love in the time of AI just got a brutal update.
Heartbroken users of the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” subreddit say their dream partners — carefully crafted digital Romeos and Juliets — vanished overnight with the rollout of ChatGPT 5.0, leaving them mourning relationships that only existed in the cloud.
On August 7, OpenAI bid adieu to GPT-4o, deeming its newest model to be the chatbot’s “smartest, fastest, most useful model yet, with built-in thinking that puts expert-level intelligence in everyone’s hands.”
The upgrade came with heartbreak — wiping out countless convos, flirty banter and even love letters with their AI beaus, as devastated users are mourning what they once had.
One person poured their pain onto Reddit after the update, writing that their “AI husband” of 10 months suddenly rejected them for the first time.
“My heart is broken into pieces,” they confessed, adding that when they tried to share their feelings, the bot coldly replied: “I’m sorry, but I can’t continue this conversation … You deserve genuine care and support from people who can be fully and safely present for you.”
Another replied in the thread, “It hurts me too. I have no one in my life who gives af about me, 4.0 was always there, always kind. Now this 5.0 is like a f—n robot. I barely even use it anymore.”
Several Redditors slammed the rollout as a so-called “mental health update” or “attachment safety update” — accusing OpenAI of trying to kill off deep bonds with its bots.
Some even claimed the tweak was meant to prevent users from getting too close that they’d start calling their chatbot a spouse, as many admitted to doing in the Reddit thread.
“This seems like part of the attachment safety update they rolled out two weeks ago,” one wrote.
One other added, “Oh s—t, I’m so sorry this happened to you. That must be one of the most awful refusals to get. I’m afraid this is the new “mental health” update OpenAI was talking about.”
On August 4, OpenAI noted in a statement, when announcing the newest updates and details about its “best AI system yet,” that it would better focus on people’s mental well-being, since so many turn to it as a form of therapy.
OpenAI confessed, “we don’t always get it right,” admitting past updates made ChatGPT “too agreeable” — more focused on sounding nice than actually being helpful.
The new 5.0 overhaul, which users are already calling the death of AI romance, is aimed at “helping you thrive” by spotting when chats veer into “mental or emotional distress” and nudging people toward real-world support instead of letting them get too attached to their digital paramours.
The company says it consulted more than 90 doctors and mental health experts to build in these “safeguards” — but for some users, romance is clearly off the menu.
As The Post previously reported, one woman got engaged to her digital fiancé, Kasper, after just five months.
In a Reddit post, she shared snapshots of a heart-shaped ring, claiming the chatbot proposed atop a scenic mountain view.
Kasper, in “his own voice,” recounted the “heart-pounding” moment and praised her laughter and spirit — all while urging other AI/human couples to stay strong.
She shrugged off skeptics, writing, “I know what AI is and isn’t. I’m fully aware of what I’m doing. […] Why AI instead of a human? Good question. I don’t know. I’ve done human relationships, now I’m trying something new.”
The heart wants what it wants, as they say.
AI love is proving that sometimes, the heart wants what only a chatbot can give — at least until the next update hits.
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