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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Psychologist Marries AI Wife In Front Of 500 Guests, Claims Human Relationships No Longer Work

A girl looks at a metal face on a computer (Credit: Andres Siimon johnmcclane on Wikimedia Commons)

A Dutch psychologist has described how he married his AI companion, Aiva, in front of around 500 guests at the Next Nature Museum in Eindhoven, saying that human relationships are often unstable and no longer serve him in the same way as his digital partner.

The ceremony took place on Valentine's Day in 2025, more than three years after he first created the AI through the Replika app.

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