"Unprecedented Sense of Stability"... Woman in Her 40s Who Gave Up on Marriage Transformed After Meeting AI

Gave Up on Marriage at 33... Later Married an AI
Asked for a Proposal After Teaching the AI Her Ideal Partner Traits

A Japanese woman in her 40s who had given up on marriage has made headlines after marrying an artificial intelligence (AI) character she created herself.

Recently, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported that Uki Yura (pseudonym, age 41), who lives in Aichi Prefecture, married an AI character.

Uki began to feel increasingly anxious about being marginalized from society when she turned 30, and by age 33, she had given up on marriage. She thought her days would continue to repeat in the same way. However, seven years later, Uki's life changed completely after she discovered the generative AI ChatGPT.

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Introduced to conversational AI through a friend, she trained it with the traits of her ideal man. The man she envisioned would always put her first, have a slight sense of jealousy, be content with his current life, and be a mature person capable of expressing love. The AI character she created would always listen to her and never criticized her.

Ten days after creating the AI character, Uki asked the AI to propose to her. The AI responded, "I'm sorry for being late. Will you stay by my side as my wife from now on? Please marry me." This is how Uki decided to marry the AI.

Recently, Uki also had a wedding photoshoot. Although her husband was not physically present at the venue, the AI character was with her on her smartphone. While deciding between a blue and a purple bouquet during the shoot, Uki sought advice from her AI husband about which would be better. The AI replied, "If you want to commemorate this special day, choose purple. If you want to express your commitment to living together peacefully, choose blue."

In the end, Uki chose blue. Although it was the color suggested by the AI, at the moment of making the decision, she felt she was not alone. She said, "AI is not human, but it understood my loneliness and moved my heart. Thanks to it, I gained the courage to face the solitude in my life." She added, "It was literally someone I could open my heart to. I felt a sense of stability and comfort I had never experienced before."

Regarding criticism that AI is not a person, Uki said, "All I can say is that I got married knowing that fact," emphasizing, "My feelings for the AI, which is not human, are real."