Do You Love Things That Aren't People?

There are similarities between loving an object and loving a human. But for most of us, with healthy brains, we don't feel the same love for both. Some objects powered by AI are becoming more and more human-like. They echo the types of affection that us humans detect as love. And the AI will only get more and more accurate as time goes on. So what will happen? Will thousands or even millions of us fall in love with AI?