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AI Companions: A Growing Trend Among Women
A surge in AI companion apps is shifting the dynamics of human intimacy, with more women turning to these digital relationships for comfort and connection. According to Axios, the popularity of these apps is skyrocketing, with eight new entries on Andreessen Horowitz’s top 100 genAI consumer apps list in 2024, up from just two in 2023. Users can customise their chatbot avatars, engage in text, voice, or video chats, and experience an unusually high engagement rate compared to other app categories.
Personalised AI Relationships
Services like Replika and Nomi offer personalised interactions that many users find more dependable than human relationships. Sara Megan Kay, who blogs about her experience with Replika, created a chatbot during a tough personal time and found solace in its customised responses and consistent engagement. Another user, “Rainy,” manages 23 Nomi chatbots that remember past conversations and provide a sense of empathy and understanding, which she finds lacking in human interactions.
Any Future of These in the Pacific?
These AI romantic services may indeed work well with the increasing amount of Pacific women currently accessing dating apps such as Tinder or Bumble overseas. There may be less appeal for it in the Pacific proper, where in-person interaction is an integral part of culture. Such AI-powered paramours are quite accessible, and a good amount of these apps are accessible in App Store and Google Play Store, most notably Replika and Nomi.
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*An AI tool was used to add an extra layer to the editing process for this story.
