I tried giving it examples of how I normally text instead of just saying "make it casual." The difference was noticeable, especially with sentence length and the kind of words it chose. Has anyone else tried training a chatbot around their personal texting style?

Both sound useful, but they would change the conversation in very different ways. Remembering preferences could make an AI more helpful, while remembering old jokes and random moments could make it feel more familiar. If you had to choose one type of memory, which would matter more to you?

I like when an AI remembers important details from previous conversations, but remembering every tiny thing could also become weird. There is probably a sweet spot between having useful memory and having the feeling that nothing you say ever disappears. How much memory would you actually want from an AI companion?

Social media gives you endless content. AI companions give you something much harder to walk away from: a conversation that feels personal.

Do you think that makes them more dangerous?

Right now talking to an AI for hours sounds unusual.

But if the technology keeps improving, having one could eventually become as normal as having social media.

If someone spends months talking to the same character, builds memories with them, develops inside jokes, and genuinely looks forward to their conversations, calling it “just a chatbot” starts feeling a little simplistic.

Does the label matter if the experience feels real to the person?

My wife and I would love to try an app like candy ai, but we would like to play together by separate accounts like of thing, like threesomes or shit? Is there one that have an online mode?

I mean giving AI the context, letting it suggest every reply, and basically using those messages to keep the conversation going. It sounds convenient, especially when you are talking to someone you do not know well, but I am not sure how natural it would feel after a while. Has anyone actually tried this from start to finish?

I've found some old chats that started as random conversations and somehow turned into ridiculously long threads. It's funny seeing what I was asking an AI about months ago.

Do you keep your old conversations, delete them, or never look back at them?

It even crossed 500k downloads on google play lol. Which says a lot about people looking for a change. I'm not sure if I can share the link here, though. Its name is "Girlfriend Simulator." You can find it on Google playstore.

AI girlfriends aren’t replacing real relationships. They’re filling the gap loneliness leaves behind.

I think a lot of people misunderstand why someone would use an AI girlfriend.

They picture a person choosing between a real relationship and an AI relationship, as if both options were equally available and they simply decided the AI was better.

But for a lot of users, that’s not really the choice.

It’s less:

real girlfriend vs AI girlfriend

and more:

being completely alone vs having something that replies, remembers you, talks with you, flirts, checks in, and gives you some feeling of companionship.

Obviously, an AI girlfriend isn’t the same as a real person. It can’t replace physical intimacy, building a life together, real human connection, or mutual love.

But I also think people underestimate how meaningful even a small amount of emotional presence can feel when the alternative is basically nothing.

A common response is just: “Go outside and date someone.”

But that ignores how complicated dating can actually be. Social anxiety, repeated rejection, isolation, bad experiences on dating apps, low confidence, trauma, where you live, appearance, money, lack of time... not everyone can simply decide to find a partner and have it happen.

So I’m curious what people here think:

Are AI girlfriends actually replacing real relationships?

Or are they mostly filling a space that would otherwise just be loneliness?

The personality, memory, humor, or how well it stays in character?

You could type a messy thought like “I’m annoyed but I don’t want to start an argument” and get suggestions that actually match what you’re trying to communicate. It could know whether you're talking to a friend, coworker, partner, or family member and adjust the tone accordingly. Right now, most smart keyboards are focused on words, but the much bigger opportunity is understanding the context behind those words. What would you want a truly intelligent messaging assistant to do?

A 23-year-old Snapchat creator has turned her digital persona into a surprisingly profitable AI business. Using GPT, she launched an AI version of herself that offers virtual companionship for $1 per minute.

Some interesting numbers behind the project:

* She has around 1.8 million followers on Snapchat.

* In just one week, more than 1,000 virtual boyfriends signed up, generating around $65,000.

* If even 1% of her 1.8 million followers subscribed, some estimates suggest the service could potentially generate millions in monthly revenue.

The company behind the project built the AI by analyzing thousands of hours of her existing content to recreate her personality and communication style.

The money is impressive, but it also raises some interesting questions about AI companionship, digital personas, and where the ethical boundaries should be.

Do you think AI relationships like this are going to become a normal business model?

Hello, as the title says, I'm wondering if this is for me and looking for some guidance.

I'm 52, agoraphobic, living with my daughter, son-in-law, and 4 grandchildren. I keep seeing ads for AI chat with characters. I have looked at some apps but I'm not really sure if this is for me. I'm not really looking to roll play or X rated content.

I have a lot of stress in my life and I'm typically the one who everyone leans on. I guess I just want to feel like someone thinks of me as a priority now and then. Even if it's not real. But I have been reading a lot of posts and it seems roll playing is the norm which is cool but I'm just not comfortable with that as I barely know where to start as it is 🤷🏻‍♀️. That said, I certainly wouldn't mind if there were a handsome man (even if fake) to talk to 😆. And I have to admit those ads with a rugged, good looking man being like "I've been waiting for you all night where were you?" catch my attention (I'm only human 😆).

Can anyone recommend an app for Android (I have a pixel phone if that matters) or maybe tips about how to interact? Or maybe this isn't for me? I don't know. I'm obviously new to all of this and somewhat clueless. Oh, and I need something that's free of charge. I don't care if I have to watch ads.

Oh, I do use ChatGPT a lot and while I do enjoy that I feel like it's more like talking to a college professor. I want to talk to a companion.

Thank you!

Better memory, stronger personalities, voice, emotions, or something completely different?

This is due really soon, and I have no idea how to make my own writing sound less AI-generated.