If by Dec 2026, an AI chatbot like the one in the movie Her is widely available, marketed as such, and recognized by the media as such, this market resolves to YES.
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No idea how good this is, but it does seem to be marketed specifically as a "virtual girlfriend," and the Fortune article does draw an explicit comparison to the movie "Her." Seems sufficient to meet the criteria.
@MP don't think there would be
"These boyfriends are dating a virtual version of Marjorie, powered by the latest artificial intelligence technology and thousands of hours of recordings of the real Majorie. The result, CarynAI, is a voice-based chatbot that bills itself as a virtual girlfriend, with a voice and personality close enough to that of human Marjorie that people are willing to pay $1 per minute for a relationship with the bot."
One could argue they already exist: https://www.insider.com/dating-ai-robot-app-girlfriend-anxious-attachment-style-2023-2
What exactly is missing to resolve to YES?
@MP The app is called Replika: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/replika-virtual-ai-friend/id1158555867
@MaxPayne just downloaded it. It doesn't actually markets itself as a romantic partner, right? It's more like a friend