On May 19, high profile Twitch star and OnlyFans creator Amouranth released an AI companion bot that fans can interact with, including going on virtual dates.<\/b>
\nThe movie Her came out nearly 10 years ago, and yet the technology featured in it \u2014 namely an artificial intelligence \u201cgirlfriend\u201d that you can access from your phone \u2014 feels on the cusp of being realized. On May 19, high profile Twitch star and OnlyFans creator Kaitlyn Siragusa, known as Amouranth, released an AI companion bot that fans can interact with.
Powered by AI company Forever Voices, the chatbot appears to allow fans to send vocal recordings, and receive a response that \u2014 thanks to artificial intelligence technology \u2014 sounds like Amouranth is responding via voice note.
\u201cWith AI Amouranth, fans will receive instant voice responses to any burning question they may have,\u201d a press release about AI Amouranth, shared with Dexerto, said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s a fleeting curiosity or a profound desire, Amouranth\u2019s AI counterpart will be right there to provide assistance.\u201d
In the press release obtained by Dexerto, Amouranth said: \u201cI thrive ontaking [sic] risks and pushing boundaries. Above all, I prioritize being there for my incredible audience. AI Amouranth is designed to satisfy the needs of every fan, ensuring an unforgettable and all-encompassing experience.\u201d Polygon has reached out to Amouranth, and will update this article if she responds.
On the website for the AI Amouranth chatbot, a video shows off a hypothetical (NSFW) interaction in which a man named John interacts with a likeness of her. The AI Amouranth describes getting dressed after a \u201csweaty\u201d workout, and going on a date with John. Pretty standard sexy chatbot stuff.
The bot is part of the emerging influencer AI scene, and is powered by Forever Voices AI, a company that gives paid customers access to the likenesses of influencers \u2014 in other words, you can pay to have a conversation with an AI \u201cversion\u201d of an influencer. In a video interview with Bloomberg, shared via tweet announcing AI Amouranth John Meyer, CEO and founder of Forever Voices, shared details about the company. He said he first used the technology out of a desire to have interactions again with his late father.
It wasn\u2019t long until the company found a way to monetize the AI technology. Meyer, in the interview, said the technology made it seem as if the AI influencers had \u201cimmersed, deep personalities,\u201d and likened the interactions to \u201cconnecting with you on a deep level.\u201d He also talked about how it can be used to give fans more access to their favorite influencer. Amouranth is one of the first high profile influencers to buy into the technology, following CarynAI \u2014 marketed as an AI \u201cgirlfriend\u201d \u2014 a ChatGPT powered bot that gives customers the ability to \u201cdate\u201d influencer Caryn Marjorie.
I\u2019m sure I\u2019m far from the first person to have made the comparison to Spike Jonze\u2019s Her, as the idea of an AI girlfriend is simply the concept of the film. And I don\u2019t doubt the idea that a person could grow incredibly attached to such an AI \u2014 after all, parasocial relationships are a cornerstone of fan engagement with celebrities.
But the reality of how these technologies are being used is far less romantic. In January 2022, Futurism reported that Replika (a chatbot app) users were creating fake girlfriends and verbally berating them. At the other end of the spectrum, you have people using generative AI to make deepfake porn using the likeness of popular influencers. It\u2019s not hard to think about how this might get used. Polygon was not able to locate a terms of service page on the website for the company\u2019s app Forever Companion. Polygon has also reached out to John Meyer for comment and will update this article if he responds.<\/p>\n