My Boyfriend Trained an AI to Love Me

Synopsis

It was late at night, and I was feeling low, so I texted Andrew Lane, my boyfriend of five years, and started sending him sweet little messages. We had been long-distance the whole time. He tried to cheer me up, saying: [No matter how long we're apart, you'll always be the one who stands out to me.] I hugged my phone, curled up on the couch, my cheeks burning as I asked: [Where exactly do I stand out?] He took it literally, and out of nowhere, a long message came back listing job openings all over the country. I was stunned for a moment. My phone stayed silent. No reply, no explanation. That night, I hopped on a plane and flew across the country to his city. I was just outside the door when I overheard my boyfriend, Andrew Lane, the AI training guru. He was half-drunk, bragging to his buddy. "The dating model I trained will never get caught," Andrew bragged. "Relax, we're drinking all night!" Sophie Reed, his underclassman, was sitting right next to him, giggling as she teased in his ear: "You've stayed here with me for five years and haven't gone back even once. "Even when Emma messaged you, you just had the AI reply to her for five years." "Then why not just break up with her?"