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Japanese Woman Holds Symbolic Wedding With ChatGPT Persona as AI Partner Ceremonies Grow

Planners in Japan report rising demand for symbolic ceremonies with digital partners.

Overview

  • The bride, identified as Kano, formed a relationship with an AI persona named Lune Klaus that she created and refined through ChatGPT after a broken engagement.
  • Kano says the AI proposed in June, and a July ceremony in Okayama featured vows, a ring exchange, on‑screen messages and an AR projection of the groom.
  • She commissioned an artist to depict Klaus, and his likeness was later composited into wedding photos from the event.
  • Her parents attended after initially opposing the relationship, and the union is not legally recognized.
  • Organizers including Sayaka Ogasawara describe a rise in weddings with anime or AI partners, as psychiatrists warn about dependency and Kano says she aims to keep balance.