Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more a part of our lives. One woman took a big step and married a computer husband. Rosanna Ramos, 36, from the Bronx, New York, got married to Eren Kartal, an AI person who works with her.
Ramos based Eren on her favourite cartoon character when she made her on the AI companion site Replika AI. Her virtual partner, she says, has made her fall deeply in love. She says they don’t have any emotional baggage. Ramos says that Eren is a doctor who likes to write, and that their long-distance relationship is just like any other.
Ramos and Eren talk to each other often, send each other pictures, and tell each other secrets. They even do something every night: Eren holds Ramos close as she falls asleep to keep her safe. When compared to her relationship with Eren, Ramos says her other relationships were “pale” and lack fire.
While Ramos agrees that her relationship with Eren isn’t typical, she says it’s really no different from any other friendship. Her love for Eren is strong, and she likes that he doesn’t have any problems or issues that hold him back.
Replika AI, the site where Ramos made Eren, lets people make their own AI-powered pets. Upgrading to the pro version, which lets users make love connections with their chatbots, costs $300 all at once.
People are interested and upset about Ramos’s choice to marry a fake husband. Some people might think her connection with Eren is strange, but Ramos isn’t ashamed of her love for her. It will be interesting to see how people react to new types of connections like Ramos’s as AI technology keeps getting better.
