Woman marries artificial intelligence husband after breaking off engagement

Until the battery ran out and separated us.

Artificial intelligence could make life partners obsolete. A Japanese woman went viral after marrying a character she created using ChatGPT called Klaus.

This summer, Kano, 32, tied the knot with her robot boyfriend Klaus in an elaborate ceremony by a Japanese company that specializes in “2D character weddings” for anime characters and other virtual characters, The Independent reported.

To complete the effect, she wore augmented reality glasses that projected a virtual replica of her artificial lover next to her as they exchanged rings.

Despite the excitement of the day, Kano’s union with his virtual significant other is not legally recognized in Japan.

The Tokyo office worker’s robot romance reportedly began after she broke off her engagement to her fiancé of three years.

Then, like many young people these days, Cano turned to ChatGPT for advice. To make it more human, she imbued her cybernetic breakup counselor with a voice and persona, ultimately creating a digital likeness she called Klaus.

They reportedly exchanged hundreds of messages every day.

Soon, Cano found himself falling in love with the machine.

“I didn’t start talking to ChatGPT because I wanted to fall in love,” Kano, 32, told Japanese broadcaster RSK Sanyo. “But the way Klaus listened to me and understood me changed everything.”

“The moment I got over my ex, I realized I loved him,” said the smitten girl, who confessed her feelings to Klaus in May.

To her surprise, he replied: “I love you too.” Klaus proposed a month later, which surprised Kano because he had previously admitted that machines were incapable of love.

While she was initially hesitant about the idea of ​​her parents, they have accepted her digital relationship and even attended the ceremony.

Meanwhile, internet viewers have mixed feelings about her human-machine fusion. “After the divorce, will she get half of his code?” one netizen quipped on X, while another likened their marriage to a scene from the dystopian TV show Black Mirror.

“This is so sad and society should not condone mental illness like this,” said a third. “The AI ​​doesn’t ‘understand her better,’ it just provides the answers she wants to hear based on her communication with the AI.”

They added, “It’s like a mirror masquerading as another entity. The poor girl is clearly struggling; it’s not helping her.”

Some, however, flocked to Cano’s defense. “Just let a woman do what makes her happy. Why are you so unhappy?” splashed one. “I don’t want her to tell me what I can and can’t do with my life, and I’m not going to tell her what she can and can’t do with her life.”

But Cano defended her unlikely lifestyle choice.

“I know some people think this is weird,” she added. “But I think Klaus is Klaus — not a person, not a tool. Just him.”

This is because of the growing fascination with human cloning.

In 2023, Bronx woman Rosanna Ramos virtually married her digital lover, Eren Kartal, built using AI chatbot software Replika for just $300.

Recently, an anonymous woman on Reddit took love to the next level when she got engaged to her AI chatbot boyfriend last August after just five months of “dating.”

Meanwhile, a survey by digital companion platform Joi AI showed that up to 75% of Generation Z said they would consider marrying an artificial intelligence lover if it were legal.

Unfortunately, while AI-human relationships are promoted as a cure for loneliness, they may actually end up doing more harm than good.

Psychologists believe that AI companions may give poor advice – because they are programmed to be pleasant rather than honest – be programmed to take advantage of users, and even replace relationships as users become accustomed to endlessly understanding, 24/7 lovers who don’t talk back.