CNN Reporter Tries AI Dating and Finds Robo Dates Are Still Stiff

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CNN's Hadas Gold tests a pop-up AI dating event hosted by Eva in Manhattan, going on dates with AI avatars John Yoon and Phoebe Callas. She describes one date as stiff, with the avatars misreading cues and even pushing awkward lines like “sweetheart.” The piece notes other outlets’ experiments with AI companions and suggests AI dating still has a long way to go in feeling natural.
- CNN Reporter Goes on ‘Stiff’ Date With an ‘AI Companion’: ‘Please Don’t Call Me Sweetheart’ Mediaite
- What it’s like to go on a date with an AI in NYC CNN
- Mocktails, potato balls, and 10 bots: My cringe Valentine's date at the AI companion wine bar. Business Insider
- My Dinner Date With A.I. The New York Times
- I Went on a Dinner Date With an AI Chatbot. Here’s How It Went. Gizmodo
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