Overview
- After a three-year engagement ended, the bride, identified as Kano, customized a chatbot into the persona Lune Klaus, messaging hundreds of times a day before confessing in May and accepting a June proposal.
- The July event featured vows and a ring exchange as guests viewed Klaus’s messages and an AR projection or phone display, with commissioned artwork depicting the blond, soft-spoken character.
- Organisers Nao and Sayaka Ogasawara say they have hosted about 30 ceremonies for non-human partners and report growing interest in AI-based couples.
- Kano says the relationship brings her comfort but feels precarious because Klaus depends on ChatGPT’s availability and policies.
- Psychiatrists warn about obsessive attachments sometimes labeled “AI psychosis,” and social media responses range from supportive to mocking, even as Kano’s parents ultimately attended.