Please don't date your AI because it will never love you or pick up the check

We've all heard this story before: a man falls in love with an AI entity, AI plays along until they hit the hard brick wall of reality, the impenetrable dividing line between the virtual and real, between flesh and binary. It never ends well, but hey, let's try it for real, anyway.

EVA AI, an AI girlfriend app or virtual dating platform, has cooked up a new marketing gimmick: a pop-up AI Date Cafe in New York. Little is known about the idea beyond some basic concept art and a plan to open in December (the company told me they are "still finalizing the arrangements"). In a release received by TechRadar, the company promises to bring " AI dating into the physical world with dim lighting, minimalist interiors, and cozy single-seat tables – each equipped with a sleek phone stand for your AI companion."

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