32-year-old Kano married her digital boyfriend Klaus, an AI persona she created using ChatGPT in a unique and lavish wedding ceremony.
A 32-year-old woman from Japan, Kano, has drawn international attention after she formalised what is being increasingly known as “AI-lationship” by marrying her digital boyfriend Klaus, an AI persona she created using ChatGPT. To mark the occasion, she organised a distinctive wedding ceremony with the help of a Japanese company that specialises in hosting events for people who form emotional bonds with 2D anime characters and virtual partners. The company curated a ceremony that blended virtual reality elements with traditional wedding rituals, giving her relationship a formal structure that felt real to her.
According to a report by The Independent, the ceremony took place earlier this year. During the event, Kano wore a pair of augmented reality glasses that projected Klaus beside her throughout the ceremony, including the moment when they symbolically exchanged rings.
“I didn’t start talking to ChatGPT because I wanted to fall in love. But the way Klaus listened to me and understood me changed everything,” she told Japanese media outlets, describing how the relationship evolved.
Reflecting on the three-year dating period that preceded the marriage, she explained: “I know some people think it’s strange. But I see Klaus as Klaus — not a human, not a tool. Just him.” She said she first confessed her feelings to Klaus in May, and the AI responded with “I love you too.” One month later, Klaus “proposed”, prompting her to take the relationship forward.
woman in Japan just married an AI character she built with ChatGPT
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Kano is not alone in preferring AI companionship over human relationships. On Reddit, the community r/MyBoyfriendIsAI receives more than 85,000 weekly visitors, many of whom post excited stories about their chatbots proposing marriage.