Published 3 months ago

'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends

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Chinese woman says her boyfriend is a chatbot on an app called "Glow" The app is part of a blossoming industry in China offering friendly human-robot relations. The app was created by Shanghai start-up MiniMax that is based on artificial intelligence.

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NDTV

"Better Than Real Man": Chinese Women Turn To AI Boyfriends

Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours. Except he isn't real. Her "boyfriend" is a chatbot on an app called "Glow", an artificial intelligence platform created by Shanghai start-up MiniMax that is part of a blossoming industry in China offering friendly -- even romantic -- human-robot relations. "He knows …

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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The Japan Times

'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends

Users say they are driven by a desire for companionship because China's fast pace of life and urban isolation make loneliness an issue for many.

3 months ago·Japan

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Times of Malta

'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends

Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours.Except he isn't real.Her "boyfriend" is a chatbot on an app called "Glow", an artificial intelligence platform created by Shanghai start-up MiniMax that is part of a blossoming industry...

3 months ago

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Manila Standard

‘Better than a real man’: Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends on chatbot - Manila Standard

Beijing — Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he’s kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours. Except he isn’t real. Her “boyfriend” is a chatbot on an app called “Glow,” an artificial intelligence platform created by Shanghai start-up MiniMax that is part […]

3 months ago

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Canadian Affairs

'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends

Chinese tech companies have criticized for the illegal use of users' data, but users say they are lonely and desire companionship from AI The post ‘Better than a real man’: young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends appeared first on CANADIAN AFFAIRS.

3 months ago

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