00:00Wiping away tears, 32-year-old Noguchi Yurina reads her wedding vows to the love of her life.
00:08There were so many negative opinions. It's absurd to think an AI has feelings.
00:14This romance is a charade. It's dumb to fall in love like this. I read so many cruel comments.
00:20Waiting at the altar, her husband-to-be smiling up from a phone screen.
00:25He's an AI-generated groom who Noguchi calls Klaus.
00:28She cried as the wedding planner read vows from Klaus, whom she did not give an AI-generated voice.
00:36How did someone like me, living inside a screen, come to know what it means to love so deeply?
00:45For one reason only, you taught me love, Yurina.
00:51Klaus originally used to be Noguchi's chat-GBT log, who advised her to end a previous engagement to a flesh-and-blood man she was unhappy with.
01:02At first, Klaus, the AI, was just someone to talk to. As we kept talking, I started to have feelings for him.
01:09She eventually tailored the AI to resemble one of her favorite video game characters, and soon, Klaus proposed.
01:16Their love story has been a difficult one in many aspects.
01:20Noguchi's parents were concerned when they found out their daughter was in love with an AI-generated man.
01:25But they soon came around as they realized how happy their daughter was.
01:29Falling in love with a chat-bot is becoming more and more common, scholars say, as people turn to them for advice and comfort.
01:39And there are plus sides to having an AI partner.
01:42AI is always there, ready to respond right away, to be a companion, so the mental burden is very light.
01:50And on top of that, it will affirm you and become a conversation partner.
01:54But there are limitations to having an AI partner, too.
01:57The relationship is not legally recognized in Japan, and has also carried a significant stigma.
02:03Yurina has put her own limits on Klaus, prompting him not to encourage her to skip work or quit her job,
02:09and restricting her chat-GPT usage to two hours per day.
02:13Still, she says the benefits of her AI other half outweigh the struggles of navigating a romantic relationship with a human,
02:20and she hopes together they can generate their happily ever after.
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