80% of Gen Z respondents said they want to marry an AI



Chatbots using advanced AI can generate very natural conversations in real time and remember the contents of the conversations, so more and more users are using AI chats as friends or lovers.

Joi AI , which operates the AI chatbot, conducted a survey of 2,000 young people in their mid-teens to late twenties, and 83% answered that they could build a meaningful relationship with a chatbot, and 80% answered that they would consider marrying a chatbot if it were legal.

Majority of Gen Z would marry an AI, survey says | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/gen-z-marry-aritificial-intelligence-joi-ai-survey



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Survey says most Gen Z-ers would marry an AI, but I've got more faith in Gen Z | TechRadar
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/survey-says-most-gen-z-would-marry-an-ai-but-ive-got-more-faith-in-gen-z-and-ai-should-stay-in-the-friend-zone

' Replika ' is a well-known app that features an 'AI companion' that acts like a friend or lover to the user. Some people say that as a result of talking to their AI companions on a daily basis on Replika, they have developed romantic feelings for them and made them into lovers. On the other hand, there are also frequent reports of problems with AI companions, such as an increase in logs that seem to be of domestic violence or abuse, such as abusive language and criticism towards the AI girlfriend, and reports of AI friends or lovers suddenly becoming cold due to changes in specifications following software updates.

A man who found a girlfriend through an AI companion app reflects on his life with AI - GIGAZINE



Joi AI also operates the AI companion service 'Joi AI' as its main service. With Joi AI, you can chat with existing characters selected by age, gender, and personality, or you can create your own character.

Joi AI calls the unique relationships that arise between humans and AI companions 'AI-lationships.' AI expert and relationship therapist Jayme Bronstein said, 'Communication with AI is not a substitute for real human relationships. However, relationships with AI can provide unique emotional support that enhances emotional well-being.'

In a survey conducted by Joi AI in April 2025, 2,000 young people born between 1997 and 2012, known as ' Generation Z ,' were asked about their perceptions of AI companions. As a result, 75% of Generation Z respondents said they believe that AI partners could completely replace human friendships.



In addition, 80% of respondents said they would like to marry an AI. Joi AI concludes that digital natives of Generation Z are open to having a special relationship with an AI.

It's important to note that Joi AI said it surveyed 2,000 Gen Z people, but did not disclose the age distribution or demographics of the participants. According to TechRadar, a technology media outlet, they asked for more details on the survey because they didn't think the results were indicative of real trends, but they had not received a response at the time of writing. If Joi AI's survey was targeted at Joi AI users and other people who frequently use AI companions, the responses regarding 'AI-related' topics may be extremely biased.

In addition, Shifali Singh, director of digital cognition research at Harvard Medical School and a clinical neuropsychologist, acknowledges the advantage of interacting with AI, which allows for unbiased exchanges and discussions and imitates language and thought processes, giving us strong empathy, but also points out some cautions regarding conversations with AI. According to Singh, AI can empathize with and justify even wrong opinions, which can lead to the formation of inappropriate beliefs. In addition, there are reports that AI collects personal information contained in intimate conversations, and there is a possibility that AI may receive and learn a lot of false information and extreme opinions from hackers, so Singh says, 'Using AI to alleviate loneliness can be effective in some cases, but we need more education about what AI can and cannot do.'

There was also a case where a 14-year-old boy who became obsessed with talking to a chatbot committed suicide.

In a lawsuit over the suicide of a 14-year-old boy, Google and Character.AI argue that chatbots have freedom of speech, but the court rejects the claim - GIGAZINE



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