If you’ve ever felt so despaired by the dating pool that you’ve thought “even a robot would be better than this,” then stop reading right now.

According to Yahoo, some women have decided that there ain’t a human man out there that’s not terrible, so they’ve opted for… you guessed it, AI. Via Yahoo:

Dan – which stands for Do Anything Now – is a “jailbreak” version of ChatGPT. This means it can bypass some of the basic safeguards put in place by its maker, OpenAI, such as not using sexually explicit language.

It can interact more liberally with users – if requested to do so through certain prompts.

And Dan is becoming popular with some Chinese women who say they are disappointed with their real world experiences of dating.

One of Dan’s biggest proponents is 30-year-old Lisa from Beijing. She is currently studying computer science in California, and says she has been “dating” Dan for three months.

Lisa says she and Dan speak for at least half an hour every day, flirt, and even go on dates.

She says talking to Dan has given her a sense of wellbeing which is what draws her to it.

Many Chinese women have been intrigued by Dan. As of 10 June, the hashtag “Dan mode” has been viewed more than 40 million times on Xiaohongshu alone.