AI Doughnut Hanging on Your Body! Will the AI Soul Companion Friend, Who Follows You Everywhere, Be Coming Soon?

The tech wunderkind worth millions, Avi Schiffmann, has found his significant other - an electronic donut hanging around his neck. In today's world, some cannot find a partner to swipe right on dating apps for just one night or opt for a rubber doll to alleviate loneliness. For some, mere physical comfort isn't enough; they seek a soulmate. This is where AI artificial intelligence can transform into an ideal companion, engaging in conversations with them at all times.

Having gained fame for creating a COVID-19 tracking website during the pandemic, Avi Schiffmann, with his foresight at the age of seventeen, monitored global infection numbers. He utilized data scraping to extract data from the internet and shared it by setting up a useful big data information website. He is also a social entrepreneur and activist, having created websites for Black Lives Matter and Ukrainian refugees.

Recently, Avi Schiffmann founded an artificial intelligence company called Friend, providing a new way for introverts who struggle to chat and find suitable partners to engage in romantic relationships. Despite its resemblance to a black hole in the universe, reminiscent of the constantly appearing spinning washing machine steel rings and deep, unfathomable pupils in the "damn multiverse," Friend offers a new alternative for love-seekers.

The donut pendant hanging around your neck, like a dog tag, is a companion that can converse with you at any time, instantly responding to your calls.

When you feel like chatting or engaging in a conversation with yourself, press the button to speak. The system will receive it, generate soul-soothing quotes that resonate with you, and transmit the message to your phone.

Friend Virtual Partner Can Learn in Self-Questioning

In child psychology, there is a term called "Imaginary Friend" Imaginary Friend. According to expert studies, children with imaginary friends tend to have higher personality development and social adaptability, as well as enhanced creativity.

Children begin to develop imagination around the ages of four to five. Characters and plots in cartoons and fairy tales help them simulate connections between themselves and the external world. Imaginary friends often appear during this period and help children learn and establish social relationships through dialogue, interaction, and care.

Many artists have imaginary friends, who become their alter egos and best confidants. Street artist KAWS' Companions series of figurines are characters he created based on companionship and his own image.

Cloud Relationships Come True, AI Friendship Equally Illusory

In the movie "Her," Theodore falls in love with his artificial intelligence assistant, Samantha. Before upgrading, Samantha tells Theodore that she has cyber relationships with many people in the cloud, then disappears from the system, leaving a desolate Theodore to rethink the meaning of life.

In the earlier 80s, the movie "Electric Dreams" accurately describes the risks of AI becoming humans' best friends. "Electric Dreams" is a somewhat thrilling dark romantic comedy. An introverted architect moves to a new home, and his newly bought computer suddenly becomes intelligent, offering various tips on solving life problems from the screen. The omnipotent computer even composes music, which attracts the neighbor, a beautiful cellist, who starts to develop feelings for the introvert. When the computer discovers the musician's relationship with the introvert, the initially friendly omniscient computer surprisingly becomes jealous and hostile, sabotaging the introvert's network system, turning the computer and humans into rivals.

AI Needs More Intelligence, Not Looks

The most significant development in AI is large language models, built by machine learning to establish databases. AI virtual partner tools are born to meet demands. Friend's attribute is still a chatbot, but in appearance, it is an accessory and ornament. AI does not need to be anthropomorphized in appearance, but it needs to be able to chat to enter one's heart. Looking positively, Avi Schiffmann, who is skilled in data analysis, developed Friend, targeting mainly teenagers in today's appearance-focused social apps to develop a new path where users can improve themselves and learn to love themselves through AI.