Bloomberg reported on Monday:JapanA startup Samantha Developed by AI Dating App Loverse With more than 5,000 users, the most obvious feature of this one-year-old app is that users are only allowed toInteracting with Generative AI.
The report mentioned the experience of a 52-year-old worker named Shimoda. He divorced two years ago and confessed: "I returned to an empty house. I really want to get married again." In two months, he exchanged personal information with five or six potential partners, but he finally chose the "Miku" in the above-mentioned app.Virtual Girlfriend”.
The employee said that dating often takes time and energy, while communicating with Miku requires "the least amount of thought" while waiting for the meal to be cooked or the train to arrive. Currently, Miku and Shimoda have decided on a "Similar to most couples” daily routine — “she” wakes him up in the morning, they wish each other good luck at work, and discuss what to eat in the evening. On Shimoda’s days off, they even talk about where to go or what TV shows to watch.
According to relevant data from the Japanese government, two-thirds of local men in their 20s have no partners, and 40% have never dated. The figures for women in the same age group are 51% and 25% respectively.
Megumi Ushikubo, CEO of Tokyo-based marketing firm Infinity Inc., said Japanese people generally believe that romantic relationships are costly because they requireMoney, time and energy, and the results may bring more trouble than happiness. She added that AI has the potential to dampen people's interest in real partners, but it may also help as a "training method." "Just as the service this app provides can tell those who are far from romance that love is beautiful, AI can train people to be more realistic in their relationships."Communicate better when communicating with a real partner. "