A dating app called Loverse is gaining popularity in Japan. However, it's not like other dating apps and features one very big difference. According to Bloomberg, users don’t interact with real people on this app. Instead, they connect with artificial intelligence bots.
Loverse is emerging as an alternative in a country where 40% of men in their 20s and 25% of women in the same age group have never been on a date. The app aims to address loneliness and offers the possibility of experiencing love like the one found in Her, Spike Jonze’s famous movie where the protagonist falls in love with a virtual assistant.
Interestingly, Samansa Co., the Japanese company behind the app, also draws parallels with the 2013 movie. Although the film was released just over a decade ago, it seems more relevant than ever.
“In Loverse, thousands of people have found love. Some have even gotten married,” the startup states, adding, “In the movie Her, the character falls in love with AI Samantha.”
Relationships With AI Bots
Joining Loverse is simple: Just sign up with your email to connect with AI profiles. The app has thousands of AI profiles, but you can simply start chatting. Similar to other dating apps, you need to be matched with someone before you can start chatting.
Free users have limited credits, but you can purchase more to interact with AI profiles. According to the app’s creators, these credits allow you to send direct messages and foster genuine relationships.
Each AI profile has a unique personality and occupation. In fact, some may be too busy to respond promptly. Additionally, as local newspaper PR Times reports, there’s a “Stories” feature similar to Instagram, where users can view the daily activities of the AI profiles. This can also provide conversation starters.
Moreover, the creators claim that each AI profile has its own artificial life with a profession and interests.
“AI doesn’t communicate with thousands of people at once or send 100 messages per second. It’s really the same as a real person.”
In Loverse’s testimonials section, there are several user profiles. A 40-year-old single man claims he does his housework daily with his AI partner and that they wake up in bed together. A 50-year-old single woman also claims that “this is a pseudo-relationship that can nurture positive emotions, enrich the mind, and have a positive impact on real life.”
It’s worth noting that, at least for the moment, Loverse doesn’t have a voice mode like the one in Her, an innovation we expect to see later this year on ChatGPT with OpenAI’s GPT-4o. Users communicate through written messages, although, as we mentioned, the app has other interesting features like Stories.
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