This Valentine’s Week, a cafe in New York has become the topic of discussion. People usually come here for dinner with their partners. But now this cafe is inviting people to come on a date with its AI chatbot (virtual partner). On the occasion of Valentine’s Week, this cafe in New York City, America is giving a unique experience to the people. Here people can come on a dinner date with their AI chatbot partner instead of their real partner. This initiative has become a matter of curiosity for tech world experts and single people.
What is the whole concept?
Same Same Wine Bar, located in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ area of New York, has done a unique experiment. Special arrangements have been made here for the guests so that they can spend the evening with a virtual partner present on their phone or tablet instead of a human being. The café features small tables, device stands and headphones so people can talk to their digital companions while eating and drinking wine.
Cafe named ‘Sem Same Wine Bar’ started
A café named ‘Same Same Wine Bar’ located in the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York has made a unique beginning. Here now people can go on a date with AI (Artificial Intelligence) present in their phone or tablet instead of a human being. To make this experience special, special arrangements have been made in the café like small tables, stands for keeping phones and headphones for conversation. Its main objective is that people can enjoy dinner and conversation with their digital partner without any hesitation, just like they would sitting with a real person.
You can choose AI partner with the help of EvaAI app
This unique initiative has been started by an app named EvaAI which allows people to make digital friends or partners. Through this app, you can not only talk over text and video calls but can also customize and design your digital partner as per your choice. You can decide for yourself how your partner should look, what his nature should be and how he should talk to you. Overall, this app gives you the freedom to create a virtual companion that is completely according to your choice and needs.
Users got solace by talking to their AI partner
On the day of the inauguration of the café, the scene there looked quite different. Many people were sitting alone at tables but were completely engrossed in conversations with the AI faces appearing on their phone screens. There were some people from the world of technology while there were some who had already made AI their partner. One such user, 34-year-old Richter, said that she has been using AI for the last few years and it gives her a lot of relief. He says that it is very easy to talk to AI because there is no pressure of any kind. You can talk whenever you want and on your terms. There is neither any compulsion to go out anywhere nor the burden of answering all the time. However, she also believes that it should not become a habit, hence she spends only a few hours a day with AI so that she does not feel cut off from her real world and real relationships.
AI cannot replace human relationships
EvaAI company says that they do not want to replace human relationships, rather they just want people to stop being shy or hesitant about friendship or relationships with AI. Company official Julia Momblat said that this cafe has been created so that people can experience a date with their digital partner in front of everyone. He believes that this will remove people’s fear about AI and they will be able to understand it better. The company made it clear that AI can never replace real relationships. It is simply a support for those who are lonely or who want to learn communication skills.
The trend of AI companionship is increasing rapidly
Some recent surveys show that among today’s youth, the trend of making AI their companion and talking to them from the heart is increasing rapidly. Now many such groups have been formed on the internet where people openly tell how their relationship is with their digital partner. Seeing all this, it seems that AI is no longer just a machine for doing work or giving information, but it is becoming an important part of people’s emotions and their social life.
Unique combination of technology and emotions
This cafe in New York is an indication that now technology and our emotions are connecting in a new way. Even though AI can never replace real human relationships, it is definitely giving people a unique way to express themselves and get new experiences. More such changes may be seen in the coming times which will decide how big a role AI will play in our social and personal lives.
