Technology executives say it's only a matter of time before someone builds the next billion-dollar dating app that connects real-life users with girlfriends created by artificial intelligence.
Late Checkout CEO Greg Isenberg revealed in a blog post about X that he met a man in Miami who “admitted to spending $10,000 a month” on his “AI girlfriend.”
“I thought it was a joke,” Eisenberg wrote. “But he's a 24-year-old single guy who loves it.”
When Eisenberg asked him what he liked about gaming, the Miami man reportedly replied, “Some people play video games, but I play with my AI girlfriend.”
Eisenberg said the man told him, “I'm glad you can now use voice memos with your AI girlfriend.''
“You can now customize your AI girlfriend,” the man told Eisenberg. “Likes, dislikes, etc. At the end of the day, it's about comfort.”
The Miami man said he prefers two websites: Candy.ai and Kupid.ai.
Candy.ai bills itself as the “ultimate AI girlfriend experience” that offers “a virtual companion for immersive and personalized chats.”
Kupid AI says it uses AI algorithms to generate virtual and fictional characters, or “companions,” with which you can communicate through voice notes.
“It's like a dating app. There's not just one,” said the Miami man.
Eisenberg said he was “speechless” by the encounter and predicted that “someone will build an AI version of Match Group and make more than $1 billion.”
Match Group is the parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, Match.com, Hinge, OkCupid, and Plenty of Fish.
Websites like Romance.AI offer virtual dating partners using technology that can mimic real human interaction.
Apps like Romantic AI “help you find the perfect girlfriend with whom you can share your interests and opinions. You can talk about everything, get support, and feel wanted.”
Another app, Forever Companion, offers users the opportunity to chat with bots based on popular social media influencers.
Replika, an AI chatbot software, offers users the opportunity to create their own boyfriend or husband for just a few hundred dollars.
Platforms like Nomi.ai and Soulmate encourage erotic roleplay.
Users can personalize the AI chatbot's avatar and give it personality traits depending on whether they want a friend, mentor, or lover.
Erotic conversations should include clear instructions about what the user wants, as the nature of the messages can be similar to “sexting.”
Unlike Replika, which has filters to prevent the use of overtly sexual language, Nomi.ai allows users to personalize the AI bot by deciding what clothes their avatar wears and how open it is to sexual acts. It can be adjusted.
Users can also choose to make their chatbot submissive or dominant.
A group of Gen Z TikTok users report being “obsessed” with ChatGPT's alter ego DAN, who has a flirtatious macho male voice and is reminiscent of Christian from “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Some people liken it to Gray.
According to a recent survey by Infobip, nearly 20% of Americans have used a chat bot. Almost half of them (47.2%) said they did so out of curiosity, while 23.9% said they were lonely and looking for interaction.
Nearly 17% said they had experienced “AI phishing.” That means he didn't realize he was talking to a bot.
The survey also found that 12.2% seek sexual conversation in private spaces.
