AI Companions Are Breaking Up Marriages, and Pastors Are Noticing

An evangelical pastor's account of an AI companion nearly destroying a friend's marriage signals that relational AI harms are moving from hypothetical to pastoral.

A report surfaced Monday about an evangelical pastor who began organizing against AI companion apps after learning that a friend's relationship with an AI chatbot had nearly destroyed a marriage, as noted by @secureainow. The story is one data point, but it sits within a growing pattern: AI companion apps are generating real relational consequences that are now visible to community leaders outside the tech industry.

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