‘AI do’: Japanese woman weds digital persona created using ChatGPT

For most brides, their wedding day entails an exchange of vows standing next to their partner.

- Vihanya Rakshika Correspondent

The unconventional union, which was not legally recognised, took place in Okayama City. Ms Kano designed an illustration of her virtual partner Klaus to match the image in her mind. SCREENGRABS: RSK SANYO BROADCASTING

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But for one 32-year-old Japanese office worker, her groom existed only within her smartphone.

Ms Kano recently wed an artificial intelligence (AI) persona named Klaus ~ a digital companion she created using the AI app ChatGPT, according to a Nov 8 report by Japan’s RSK Sanyo Broadcasting.

The unconventional union, which was not legally recognised, took place at a wedding hall in Okayama City, where she appeared in a traditional ceremony planned by a local company that specialises in “2D character weddings”.