Something about manufacturing consent? Lying under false pretenses?
The consent was given to the person the AI invented, not the human.
Prompted by this hellsite post:
My take is yes it is SA. But I thought everyone would be interested in this new ethical question AI is bringing to hellworld.
I think so. I take the same logic when referring to the UK “spy cops” scandal.
Lying to women about your identity and morals to get in their pants or even enter comitted relationships (including in this case having children with the victims!!!) is an open-and-shut case of sexual exploitation.
If you withhold something that you know will result in the other party rescinding their enthusiastic consent for sex, you are engaging in exploitation and manipulation at the very least.
Now the “assault” part is where the term “Sexual Assault” can be unhelpful, because “assault” actually has a very concrete legal definition. One that in these acts of deception may not apply. I’m not a lawyer, though.
If we accept SA to have a broader term of assault on the basis of the emotional harm you can inflict on someone by betraying their intimate trust, then absolutely. But my only gripe is that the term itself feels too narrow.