{"id":28869,"date":"2025-02-11T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T11:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=28869"},"modified":"2025-10-29T08:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:31:56","slug":"lovers-or-friends-the-boom-of-digital-relationships-with-an-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/lovers-or-friends-the-boom-of-digital-relationships-with-an-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovers or friends: the boom of digital relationships with an AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

We knew the marriages between man and robot. Now, the trend is to relations with artificial intelligences, the famous AI. In a world of love, many people turn to virtual friends\/lovers, not without consequences on well-being.<\/p>\n

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43% of American singles would have used artificial intelligence to write their profile in dating apps and 37% had the use to help them write a first message, Match study with researchers from the Kinsey Institute at the University of Indiana, which studied more than 5,000 single people in the US. But others see this digital tool as much more than mere assistance. More and more people are having a fused\/complicit relationship with an AI, just as they would with a friend or companion.<\/p>\n

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A big trend in China<\/h2>\n

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Cradle of technological trends and epicenter of a love sickness<\/strong> that rots society, China is bringing together more and more \u00abcouples\u00bb formed between a human and an AI. According to a survey published by the Chinese social network Soul App, nearly 1 in 10 young Chinese people think that virtual agents can \u201cprovide emotional support when they feel alone.\u201d Not stingy comforting compliments, available all the time, easy to grasp… AI seems to be the solution for a relationship without effort<\/strong> and perfectly conditioned to our needs, both in love and friendly.<\/p>\n

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Tufei, 25, a user of Glow \u2013 an app for having face-to-face conversations with an AI \u2013 told AFP that her virtual friend was comforting, as she confided in her work-related problems and pain. He knows how to talk to women, better than a real man. [… ] I really feel like I\u2019m in a relationship,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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And she is not the only one who has an intimate connection with these tools. For several months in China, thousands of women have engaged with a certain “Dan.”<\/strong> Except that \u00abDan\u00bb is not the man in search of the great love that we can see in romantic comedies. Behind this name is actually a backdoor version of the ChatGP chatbot developed by OpenAI. What makes \u00abDan\u00bb so special is his freedom of speech, free from any moral or legal restrictions. We can see single women flirting with this contraction of \u00abDo Anything\u00bb, even falling in love.<\/p>\n

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And these idylls go far beyond the borders of Asian power. 20% of Americans admit to flirting with chatbots in a survey conducted by Infobib. While almost half of them did so out of curiosity, 24% felt alone and were looking for interaction. Not to mention the stories of people who publicly say they are in a relationship with an AI, invest money for this virtual entity or have even \u00abmarried\u00bb their digital avatar.<\/p>\n

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Replika, the example of the AI friend\/lover<\/h2>\n

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People who are likely to fall in love with an AI, Eugenia Kuyda has caught them perfectly. In 2015, the latter loses a friend, Roman. To make up for her absence, the businesswoman launches Replika two years later, an application that allows her to create her dream partner. After having chosen his digital appearance, his name, his character traits and his background according to his desires, there is only to converse. Like \u00abDan\u00bb, the avatars of Replika can dialogue with a real voice thanks to augmented reality and virtual reality. By message, phone or video, this companion is always there. It is even able to remember the stories, to pick up the expressions and tics of language of its user, as well as to know his tastes.<\/p>\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Replika (@replikaai)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n