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Users can now build and interact with customizable AI companions on the platform. It includes the option to create up to 50 virtual girlfriends.
Read the original →The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has allocated approximately ¥700 million ($4.4 million) to marriage support in fiscal 2026, more than double the previous year’s budget. The money funds singles events and an AI matchmaking service. Tokyo spent approximately ¥800 million on these programmes across the previous three fiscal years combined.
Read the original →A new Malwarebytes "Artificial Intimacy" report shows AI has become the third wheel in modern relationships. It also describes AI as a tool for sextortion and catfishing.
Read the original →Some think sexting a chatbot should count toward their sexual history. Others believe AI intimacy could qualify as cheating.
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