For many people today, as AI saturates every aspect of life—from work to therapy—the allure of an AI romance is tantalizing. But for married couples navigating long-term commitment, chatbot romances also present a new wrinkle. As chatbot romances become more commonplace, causing lasting rifts in relationships, a new legal frontier is emerging in family law that is rewriting the rules of marital misconduct: An AI affair is now grounds for divorce. Some 60 percent of singles now say AI relationships are considered a form of cheating, according to two recent surveys by Clarity Check and Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute. Though legal classifications of AI still vary by state in matters of family law, Palmer adds that laws classifying AI as a “third party, not a person” are fast approaching in progressive states like California.