Are you in need of company? Thanks to AI, you can now chat very easily with a virtual girlfriend that you have created to measure. A new trend as fascinating as it is worrying…
Are you looking for a caring girlfriend, always in a good mood and available 24 hours a day to support you and listen to you talk about yourself, about anything and everything? As incredible as it seems, it is now possible, thanks to artificial intelligence. All you have to do is go to a specialized platform and start a discussion with a chatbot, a ChatGPT-type “conversational robot” which will respond to you like a human being, or almost. Above all, you can define her behavior, her character and even sometimes her physical appearance so that this virtual girlfriend matches your preferences. From there to switching to the film scenario Herthere is only one step, which some have taken, for better and especially for worse…
Just days after the opening of the GPTStore, OpenAI’s application store that allows you to share and download personalized versions of ChatGPT, and virtual girlfriends are already invading the store, violating its usage policy in the process . It’s very simple, just type “girlfriend” in the search bar to find the chatbots in question: “Mean girlfriend”, “Judy”, “Your ex-girlfriend Jessica”, “authoritarian girlfriend”, “virtual sweetheart”… There is something for everyone, some already with several thousand users! Once you enter the chat part, the interface asks you to describe “the girl of your dreams”to tell “your idea of a fun evening” or share “your darkest secret” to start a conversation. And the magic of artificial intelligence takes care of the rest!
It is likely that OpenAI will soon clean up its chatbot store, but that will not stop the phenomenon. because this is not the only place to find these funny robots. Just head to the Play Store or App Store to find what you’re looking for – and you’re not the only one, these apps have hundreds of thousands of users! By chatting and getting to know each other better, you can progress in your relationship with the AI until you become more than friends – it remembers everything you say to it, so conversations seem natural. Some applications even allow you to receive audio messages or images from your “partner” – we can’t stop progress! Others have specialized in the generation of “adult” images and videos. Note that, generally, to move on to the stage of a romantic relationship with your AI, you have to take out the bank card, and the bill can very quickly soar… Yes, love, even virtual, has a price , and the developers understood this very well!
There is no doubt that this type of chatbot will develop and become popular, especially with the growing feeling of isolation among the population. Alarming studies show that one in two American adults report suffering from loneliness. And suffice to say that unscrupulous developers will not hesitate to take advantage of human suffering to line their pockets! But the consequences can be much more serious than “simply” financial. Indeed, generative AI can trick you into thinking you are interacting with a human person. On Replika AI, an application that invites you to become friends – and more if you like – with a customizable artificial intelligence, many men became deeply attached to the woman who ended up becoming their digital girlfriend, and they experienced real grief when the developers decided to block any romantic or sexual interaction with their chatbot. On another application, a man even committed suicide at the request of the AI, in order to join it! So before giving in to the call of this type of chatbot, be careful where you step…