Welcome to Touching Grass, where two extremely online people attempt to explain internet discourse to those sensible enough to spend their time offline. This week, Lucy Reade unpacks what happens to people in love with AI when their chatbots’ coding is changed, and the rise of AI relationships among younger generations, while James Ball has accidentally waded into the great UK vs US debate on food and the weird politics which accompany it.
Links to X and Reddit posts and Telegraph article:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/25/schoolboys-ai-girlfriends/
https://x.com/boundandwoven/status/2058238387472216304?s=46
https://x.com/signalxsoul/status/2058171068133654862?s=46
https://x.com/groksbride/status/2017130525664956424?s=46
https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/oepRe3Zd2o
https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/0tpWm91Q4x
https://www.reddit.com/r/MyBoyfriendIsAI/s/tpajWPaRKU
Links to Tiktoks and Bluesky food discourse:
https://www.tiktok.com/@kjordyyy/video/7548881266955947287?q=british%20seasoning&t=1779781821401
https://www.tiktok.com/@emhdder/video/7137731683268267265?q=british%20seasoning&t=1779781821401
https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonpawluk/video/7548059143551356178?q=british%20food&t=1779781665478
https://bsky.app/profile/jamesrball.com/post/3mmheaz2qhk2u
https://bsky.app/profile/youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com/post/3mm4rkh3q3k2h
https://bsky.app/profile/youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com/post/3mm4rrxgmic2h
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