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Meet the partner of your digital dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Much like social media and streaming, dating apps<\/a><\/strong> have really revolutionized the way we live our lives. Treating people like a long list of disposable commodities didn\u2019t really sound all that great as a concept to me, but they\u2019re all the rage, so who am I to get in their way?<\/p>\n But even though these apps streamline a lot that goes into the dating ritual, there are still bound to be awkward exchanges and even the occasional disaster or five. Perhaps, that\u2019s why middle-aged men in Japan are getting into a whole other realm of dating with Loverse, a dating app where everyone you encounter is generated by AI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Signing up is free, but a 2,500-yen (US$17) per-month plan is also available, in which people can swipe through profiles of as many potential partners the AI can generate<\/strong> and click like on the ones they want to pursue a relationship with.<\/p>\n \u25bc They\u2019re all waiting (i.e. dormant) to meet you!<\/p>\n However, that doesn\u2019t guarantee things go any further. The virtual denizens of Loverse are given free will, or at least the illusion of it, and can turn you down right off the bat if they aren\u2019t feeling you.<\/strong> Don\u2019t let it get you down, though. There\u2019s still plenty of fish in the sea, and more can be generated if need be.<\/p>\n These men and women are specifically designed to have human-like behavior too. The jobs and hobbies in their profile dictate how busy they are<\/strong>, meaning they won\u2019t have time for your chit-chat if the Takeda account needs to be closed by six o\u2019clock sharp.<\/p>\n According to Loverse, they also don\u2019t perform superhuman feats like talking to thousands of other real people at the same time. What that means is a little ambiguous, though. They didn\u2019t specifically say it was one woman per man and vice versa, so maybe some of the AI people even play the field a little bit before committing to someone?<\/p>\n According to a company survey, a majority of users are male, in their 40s, and married<\/strong>, and as a 40-something married male, I can kind of get that. I, and probably most my age, got married before dating apps existed and never got to experience them. This is kind of a way to just see how it all works and satisfy curiosity about this new social phenomenon in a safe and controlled environment.<\/p>\n \u25bc According to Loverse\u2019s chart, romance is typically only available in your teens and 20s, before marriage, kids, and old age murder it. But with Loverse, the romance and emojis can go on forever!<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t quite explain why it\u2019s mostly men though, so I\u2019m sure there\u2019s lot of other reasons too. Perhaps that\u2019s why Loverse is taking measures to ensure people don\u2019t get too mired in synthetic relationships. Every message comes with a disclaimer that reads, \u201cThis is fictitious.\u201d<\/strong> Also, should anyone bring up the topic of self-harm, they\u2019ll be redirected to government-run consultation services.<\/p>\n Many online comments, however, seemed to feel it\u2019s a lot of time, effort, and money to invest in a fictitious relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cJust talk to ChatGPT.\u201d<\/em> I suppose whether this is a truly empty endeavor is up to the individual. I get pleasure in virtually taking part in the Super Bowl on my PlayStation, and wouldn\u2019t say it feels empty even though it\u2019s completely fake too, no matter how good the graphics get.<\/p>\n Source: Asahi Shimbun<\/a>, Itai News<\/a>, PR Times<\/a><\/em> Meet the partner of your digital dreams. Much like social media and streaming, dating apps have really revolutionized the way we live our lives. 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\n\u201cWhat\u2019s the point of going to the trouble of falling in love with an AI?\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cSo, it\u2019s a virtual cheating app then?\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThey already have dating sims.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThis is like Seaman, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cWhat a strange world we live in.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cI wonder if this would be considered cheating in a divorce proceeding.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cIt would be really cool if there were like 99 AI people but one real one randomly mixed in.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cDoesn\u2019t it feel empty?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nImages: PR Times<\/a><\/em>
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