Lonely men are creating AI girlfriends — and taking their violent anger out on them

There’s trouble in AI paradise.

The advent of artificial intelligence chatbots has led some lonely lovers to find a friend in the digital realm to help them through hard times in the absence of human connection. However, highly personalized software that allows users to create hyper-realistic romantic partners is encouraging some bad actors abuse their bots — and experts say that trend could be detrimental to their real-life relationships.

Replika is one such service….