Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships?

Who wouldn't want to be able to create their partner from scratch? With all the characteristics, attitudes and preferences you could ever want? With Eva AI, the Artificial Intelligence application aimed at creating virtual girlfriends, anything is possible!

If the introduction to this article does not bother you, it is time to do some soul-searching. Having in your hands the power to create the perfect romantic partner is enough to "drug" most users, and the situation can only get worse when one realizes the enormous toxic potential of this innovation. Being able to create an individual out of thin air could lead to unprecedented consequences, starting from ruining people's relationship skills to considerably more serious outcomes.

Replika, another app of the same kind, recently removed the ability to exchange erotic messages with one's virtual girlfriend - the reaction of users was nothing short of terrifying: they reported facing moments of "anger, grief, anxiety, despair, depression, and sadness" following the change, claiming that removing the feature in question "took away their girlfriend's personality."