ROMANCE men looking for love have turned to AI-powered girlfriends created by real women – and even couples are signing up.

AI-powered girlfriends, or chatbots programmed to provide companionship, are gaining popularity.

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This is especially true for those who struggle with loneliness or deal with the complexities of relationships in the real world.

While the idea of ​​a virtual partner may seem like science fiction, apps like Replika and My.Club blur the line between fantasy and reality.

HOW DO AI FRIENDS WORK?

These AI companions can strike up a conversation, offer words of encouragement, and even adjust their personalities based on user interaction.

My.Club specifically provides an experience similar to any online chat interaction you would have on social platforms.

Except the platform, which uses an AI feature called “Digital Twin,” doesn’t create AI girlfriends out of thin air.

Instead, the virtual models are replicas created by real models who brought them to life with their personalities, images and minds.

THE BENEFITS OF AN AI GIRLFRIEND

Ana Levy, CMO at My.Club, told The US Sun that such AI friends work by providing companionship, giving them their undivided attention and not judging.

Some other benefits of AI girlfriends are that “there is no emotional attachment and there are no typical problems that humans experience in relationships.”

“There is no maintenance required with the freedom to come and go as you please, there are no mothers-in-law, and she doesn’t change aesthetically,” Levy added.

Still, the natural question many of us ask is: Is it considered cheating if the person has a real partner?

Levy said this depends on the individual and the boundaries the couples have.

“It depends on whether or not they’re in an open relationship and whether or not they’re doing this together,” she said.

“It may even be beneficial for some couples, some of whom may not feel completely comfortable expressing their deepest desires and fantasies,” she added.

“We also envision some situations where couples might interact with twins of each other.”

THE DISADVANTAGES OF AN AI GIRLFRIEND

When it comes to cons, all Levy can think of is “because she’s not a physical being, you can’t meet her in real life.”

“But who knows, maybe one day this will become a reality,” Levy said.

However, some AI experts have cautioned against entering into a relationship with an AI companion, especially those looking for a real connection.

“Getting involved in this would be a terrible decision – you would be in a one-sided relationship with a machine that feels nothing,” Susan Schneider, founder and director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University, an AI research organization, has previously said. said told NBC.

‘Simulated thinking may be thinking, but simulated feeling is never feeling. Simulated love is never love,” said MIT professor and former AI researcher Sherry Turkle Daily email in 2022.

Recently, this sentiment was echoed by Mishak Rykov, an AI researcher for Mozilla.

Rykov published a new one together with two other researchers report which claims that AI girlfriends aren’t real love – they’re just out to steal your data.

“To be completely honest, AI girlfriends are not your friends,” Rykov writes in the study.

“Although they are marketed as something that will improve your mental health and well-being, they specialize in delivering dependency, loneliness and toxicity, all while extracting as much data from you as possible.”

A travel influencer has revealed why it can actually be cheaper to live full-time at an all-inclusive resort in most major cities than to rent an apartment on top of daily living costs.

TikTok creator Ben Keenanof Seattle, compared his own monthly budget to the estimated cost of a month's stay at a number of lower-priced resorts in Mexico and the Dominican Republic with all-inclusive booking options.

'Have we ever stopped to consider that it is actually cheaper to live in an all-inclusive resort than to live in the apartments we currently occupy? “I was curious about this myself… and decided to test it out,” he began in his clip.

Ben explained how he pays $2,300 for his rent in addition to other expenses – including $300 for utilities, $320 for his car and insurance, $400 for food and $600 for drinks and eating out, among other recurring payments – bringing his total monthly expenses to approximately $4,000.

Ben then pulled up search results for “all-inclusive resorts in Mexico” and started exploring the options.

When researching resorts with availability for the month of April, many stays were priced between $6,500 and $7,500 per month.

But one all-inclusive option, at the four-star Occidental Costa Cancun, priced at $132 per night through Expedia, came to a relatively modest $4,445 for an entire month.

“Yes, that's $500 more than what I normally spend on rent [and other monthly expenses]. But keep in mind that I'm not paying the most expensive rent out there. compared to what other people in Seattle, for example, would pay,” he said.

“And is that five hundred dollars worth me never having to do a single ounce of laundry, or cleaning, or anything.”

He then investigated the possibilities in the Dominican Republic.

One option, the all-inclusive package at the three-star Coral Costa Caribe Beach Resort, cost $91 per night, which worked out to just under $3,200 for a month.

'It is certainly feasible!' Ben exclaimed.

For the “cool stuff” – that is, between $7,500 and almost $9,000 – Ben figured that, with a room with two beds, getting a roommate to split the cost of a month's stay wouldn't make the final cut. to fetch. rely so heavily on your bank account balance.

“If you're willing to share this, let's say you want a roommate, a real roommate — but with all these benefits, totaling $7,500, that's less than I would pay on my rent every month. I should just share a room,” he theorized, gesturing to a list of amenities, including ocean views, free WiFi and free parking.

'Do whatever you want with this information. I just thought it was really interesting that there's a chance that I could actually live an all-inclusive lifestyle somewhere for about the same cost as all my monthly expenses.

“And like I think that's crazy.”

Viewers fantasized about the possibilities of the endless vacation as a lifestyle.

“New retirement plan: rent our house and live in an all-inclusive resort with a butler until I die,” someone dreamed.

“All I can think about is how much time we would save if we didn't clean, cook and shop,” a second admitted.

“All alcohol, I no longer need my cleaning or lawn care people, there's a pool… you're on to something… and if you get tired of one place just go to another,” said one third to support the idea.

Others shared anecdotes that seemingly confirmed the validity of Ben's theory.

'Last year on my cruise I met a man who lived on the ship. Paid for WiFi and works remotely. It blew my mind,” one person claimed.

“I work with a girl who did this. she worked remotely and lived at an all-inclusive resort in Thailand and then Mexico,” read a second.

As someone else put it succinctly: “You're on to something.”

An age-defying woman in her late 30s has revealed the skincare routine she swears by to maintain her youthful appearance.

She surprisingly skips a step that most women start their day with and uses just three beauty products.

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Gin Amber (@ginamberx) has over 208,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares tips to defy the signs of aging.

She didn't appear to have any visible fine lines or wrinkles as she took to the social media platform to share her morning skincare routine.

“I use lip balm,” she said, applying a generous amount to her lips.

“Then I use vitamin C cream.”

She kept the Gin Amber Beauty 10% Vitamin C + Squalane Repair Cream, which costs $50 on its website.

The product description says it has “antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties that can help protect skin from free radicals and soothe irritated skin.”

It also “reduces the appearance of dark spots, hyperpigmentation, discoloration and other uneven skin tones.”

“By the way, I woke up and of course I didn't wash my face,” Gin said as she applied the cream.

“I never wash my face in the morning.

“So, with all these dirty oils, I gently apply vitamin C all over my face.”

This step may come as a shock to many, as it is commonly believed that the face needs to be washed in the morning to remove the build-up of oil and dirt caused by the skin coming into contact with pillowcases and comforters.

The ageless skincare guru continued her routine by applying toxin-free, anti-aging tinted BB cream SPF 25, which costs $40 on the package. Gin Amber Beauty website.

“And my next one is of course the toxin-free sunscreen which I love,” she said. “It's tinted.

“It contains a revolutionary anti-aging peptide so you get cancer prevention and skin tone.

“You prevent sunburn, namely pigmentation and melasma.”

She wrote a caption for the video, assuring her viewers that they don't need a lot of different products to achieve the results they want.

“Anti-aging morning routine with just two to three products,” she wrote. You don't need more than this, ladies and gentlemen.”

People were grateful for the advice and said in the comments section that they were going to try it themselves.

Gin revealed that she didn't know the name of the lip balm she used in her video because it was a gift.

An article published by MedicalNewsToday confirms that vitamin C serums can reduce premature aging by protecting the skin from damage caused by sun exposure.

It can also reduce premature wrinkles by stimulating collagen growth.

Experts also recommend using an SPF of at least 30 every day to prevent damage from harmful UV rays and premature skin aging.

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Circle officer Jaisinghpur Prashant Singh said the six-kilometer stretch of highway in the district was closed on June 11 for maintenance works.

sultanpur: Important update for the travelers commuting on the Purvanchal Expressway. The Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur will remain closed until June 25 due to maintenance work on the Indian Air Force runway on the highway used for emergency landings of fighter jets, officials said.

Circle officer Jaisinghpur Prashant Singh said the six-kilometer stretch of highway in the district was closed on June 11 for maintenance works. Purvanchal Expressway security officer OP Singh said that the connecting road constructed next to the expressway will be used for vehicular traffic.

On 16 November 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 341 km long Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur. The Prime Minister had landed in a military transport aircraft on the 3.2 km stretch that had been developed as an emergency landing strip for the IAF.

The highway starts at Chandsarai village on the outskirts of Lucknow and ends at Hadairia village on NH-31 in Ghazipur district. It crosses nine districts including Ayodhya, Amethi and Azamgarh.

(with PTI inputs)