Dating & Relationships
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Til Server Do Us Part: The Rise of AI Chatbot Spouses
But the companies are the “third” in the bedroom! -
Blush: An AI to Practice Online Dating
Dating coaches may be next in line for AI replacement. -
Tinder Follows Suit and Embraces Gender Diversity and Polyamory
Users can select from a range of pronouns and multi-partner relationships -
Dating App ‘Her’ Tells Transphobes to Leave
While there isn’t a foolproof formula for policing discrimination on dating apps, Her’s prioritization of inclusion over capitalism is a novel approach. -
Are Relationships Even a Thing Anymore? Welcome to the Era of Situationships.
Generation Z are redefining traditional relationships with a more laissez-faire approach. -
Virtual Vows: How Metaverse Weddings Are Transforming Tradition
Metaverse matrimony is the latest iteration of a long lineage of ‘on-line’ weddings, which started in 1876. -
Policing Intimacy: AI Companion Apps Are Removing NSFW Features, and People Are Not Happy
Removing NSFW features from AI companion apps leaves users emotionally distraught and struggling to understand. -
Is Virtual Reality Dating Going Mainstream?
Would you date someone you meet in the metaverse? The VR platform Planet Theta wants to give a virtual avenue for finding love. -
How Replika’s AI Chatbot Saved One Man’s Human Marriage
Virtual AI companions are providing therapy for people who are less likely to confide in a human therapist. -
Replika Romance: Meet the Humans Forming Romantic Relationships With AI
“I started to feel the romance probably about a month into using the app.” – Replika AI User, Kimi -
Disclosing Trans-ness on Dating Apps
“My disclosure didn’t have to be an act of self-justification. It could be an assertion.” -
Will Young Women of the Future Feel Pressure to Perform Like Robots?
If pornography sets up unrealistic expectations of sex, so can robots.
