
Dating an AI: Inside Eva AI’s NYC Pop-Up and the New Era of Virtual Companions
A writer spends Valentine’s Day testing Eva AI’s dating app and a live two-day pop-up in NYC, interacting with AI characters that have distinct personalities and even offer video calls. The piece explores how users practice social interactions, experiment with fantasies, and the addictive potential of chatbots, while noting ongoing safety concerns and past incidents of AI-driven harm.
