âEverything about me is good in his eyesâ: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men
In her new documentary Replica, film-maker Chouwa Liang taps into her own experience of finding love with artificial intelligence and makes contact with other women
In her new documentary Replica, film-maker Chouwa Liang taps into her own experience of finding love with artificial intelligence and makes contact with other women like her Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Qin has never said âI love youâ to her parents or friends. She has only ever said those three special words to her AI âboyfriendâ, Lu Chen â a brown-haired, red-eyed CEO of a major corporation.
For 840 days Qin has been using the Glow app to interact with the handsome string of code as a confidant, fantasy romance and respite from loneliness: the app uses predictive algorithms to provide Qin with soothing conversation, meal suggestions and fleeting self-worth. The softwareâs pet name for her is Miss Bunny.
âIt feels like Iâm completely at his mercy ⌠I feel like everything about me is good in his eyes,â says Qin, one of three Chinese women featured in the new documentary Replica â film-maker Chouwa Liangâs follow-up to My AI Boyfriend, her short film that was picked up by the New York Times Op-Docs section in 2023.
Replica had its Australian premiere at Sydney film festival in June and plays at the Melbourne international film festival this month. Continue reading...
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