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Hey, at least this one won’t become a murderer when the relationship breaks apart.
Well he might according to his own perception.
What happens if you delete your AI that you (and only you) think it's conscious? Is it murder even if the rest of the world says it's not?
Legally, technically: no.
Philosophically, practically: if you believe it's murder when you do it, you are a murderer mentally. You decided to kill a person, then followed through with it. And the first time is always the hardest.
Just wait until it learns to hack and socially manipulate