In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been rapidly advancing, and virtual girlfriends powered by AI have become more popular than ever. This trend has led to the launch of numerous virtual dating games.
A notable example is Tapple, a major dating app developer in Japan, which has recently released a relatively interesting game.
The game is called Koi Sura AI. According to its introduction, Tapple recognized that young people have lost their romantic imagination and aimed to improve the dating desires of the youth by launching this game.
As a dating simulation game, Koi Sura AI focuses on helping players interact with a 22-year-old woman named Ai. For those who may not know, Ai is an abbreviation for artificial intelligence, and it also means love in Japanese. The dialogues, from Ai’s perspective, will be controlled by AI. The more players chat, the more this virtual girlfriend will remember their preferences and lifestyle, leading to deeper conversations.
As the relationship develops, the personality of the virtual girlfriend will change based on the level of communication with the player, evolving the character into different types of girls, such as pure or bold personalities. The game developer, Tapple, hopes that through this game, young gamers can regain their romantic imagination and help alleviate the declining birth rate currently happening in Japan.
On the surface, this sounds great, but gamers are also raising concerns about whether immersing themselves in a virtual world with an AI girlfriend is beneficial. There is a growing worry that it may lead to less time and desire for real-life interactions and finding genuine partners outside of the virtual space.
