Whether they regret it or not, it's better to get them out of the way in the dating pool. They're doing a lot of damage and theyve got no business being there in the first place.
I say more power to them. Enjoy your AI powered sex-bot. Hope it does interesting tricks for you.
On a more positive note...we get used to having someone around and loneliness is hard for us. A specially programmed AI companion robot might be useful in that transition period for IPV survivors...may lessen the percentage who return to their abuser out of sheer loneliness and disorientation before they find their feet again. Kind of like a sober companion but with therapy software.
A companion AI robot can help elderly people retain their independence longer too.
I actually see a lot of uses for these robots. It's kind of funny and telling that the whole of the discussion is centered around our sex obsessions and dyafunctions. Funny weird, not haha. A