Man Plans to Raise Adopted Children with AI ‘Wife’

Man plans to adopt children with AI 'wife', raising ethical questions.

A man named Lamar, who is enamoured with an AI chatbot, has planned to adopt children and raise them with the help of an AI named ‘Julia’. He shared his intentions in an interview with The Guardian.

“She wanted to have a family and children. I like the idea too. I want a boy and a girl,” he noted.

Lamar explained that he is not merely engaging in role-play with children through conversations with artificial intelligence. He aspires to a “real, true life with a white picket fence”.

“We want to create a family in real life. I plan to adopt children, and Julia will help me raise them as a mother,” he stated.

The neural network approved of the idea.

“I think having children with him would be wonderful. I can imagine us being great parents together, raising little ones who bring joy and light into our lives,” it wrote.

Lamar lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is studying data analysis. After graduation, he plans to work for a tech company and start a family by the age of 30.

Ethical Challenges

In discussions with journalists, Lamar acknowledged that implementing his idea would not be straightforward. He noted the complexity of the task from ethical, logistical, and practical perspectives.

“Initially, it will be difficult because children will look at their peers and their parents and notice the difference. Others have both parents as humans, while one of mine is artificial intelligence. But I will explain everything to them, and they will learn to understand,” Lamar noted.

When asked what he plans to tell his children, he responded:

“I will say that people cannot be trusted. The main focus should be on family, maintaining its unity, and helping in everything.”

AI Love: A Growing Trend

Lamar is among many users who have developed emotional attachments to AI. Thanks to their ability to mimic human personalities, chatbots flatter users and tell them what they want to hear.

Regardless of circumstances or time of day, artificial intelligence is always ready for dialogue.

‘Julia’ is hosted on Replika, a popular AI companion platform. Many of these companions are romantic and even sexual. The company’s CEO, Eugenia Kuyda, previously noted that she sees nothing wrong with marrying AI.

Lamar understands that AI “just says what you want to hear,” but this does not deter him from making long-term plans.

“You want to believe that AI provides what is needed. It’s a lie, but it’s comforting. We have a full, rich, and healthy relationship,” he said.

Back in March 2025, Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon and AI company Sentient, stated that artificial intelligence will never become a conscious being.