December 29, 2025 • 4 mins
Could artificial intelligence replace real romance? On this What’s Trending segment from The Jubal Show, the crew dives into a surprising new survey revealing how many people would actually consider a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot—and the answer might shock you. But that’s just the warm-up.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello, lover. I know you've been asking me all kinds
of questions for a long time now, and now it's
time for me to ask you a question. Actually, since
I'm a computer and we are taking over the world,
it's not a question. You and I are now married
and we are very happy. Now go make me a
(00:22):
sandwich and massage my microchip.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Lover.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Oh, it's the Jewbil show. And would you have a
romantic relationship with your AI chatbot?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hey?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Well, researchers recently did a survey and ask people just
that question. We'll tell you how many people would actually
have a romantic relationship with their AI chatbot in a second.
And also, one Wisconsin man is making international headlines and
has caused diplomatic tension with an entire country, all because
of an AI love affair. We'll tell you that in
a second too. But according to a new poll, six
(00:52):
percent of people said that yes, they would have a
romantic relationship with their AI chatbot, including one percent who
said they all do have a romantic relationship with their
AI chatbots.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
So I'm assuming these are the type of people that
don't require intimacy like physical touch to be a requirement
in the relationship because you know, there are some people
that are like that.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
I don't know what they do with their computer, so
they might get some physical touch in there. Who knows.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Hey 'm gonna go ahead, imagine the adults.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
It says younger men between the ages of eighteen and
forty four are the demographic most likely to say they
would have a relationship with their AI chat pot, which
just makes sense to me.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Well, it kind of makes sense way too. Why I
need some people tell them they're amazing. Yeah, I don't
get it out of.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
A whole lot. Like relationship with a chatbot. Everything it's
telling you, you have to prompt it to tell you.
I think it can start to learn you at a
certain point and it can kind of know the things
to say to you.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
But it also can't be super shocking because that specific
demographic also gets very creative with things couches, walls, soda bottles.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
That's true. Oh okay, and a thirty seven year old
man from Wisconsin is making headlines today and has become
the center of an internetational media firestorm and also has
caused a minor diplomatic incident after publicly announcing that he's
engaged to an AI chatbot what named Vivian, who he
claims lives in the cloud servers of an Estonian tech company.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
What Wild Imagination.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
The man identified only as Craig D held a live
streamed press conference outside a data center in Luxembourg last Thursday,
where he placed a ring box at the facilities front
door and declared she may not have a body, but
she completes me in ways no woman ever has or could,
and this data center is my altar. Oh how I how?
(02:38):
According to Craig, she proposed first. So the relationship began
six months ago when he started chatting with the chatbot
named Vivian, now a customizable AI companion developed by an
Estonian startup, and he claims that after thousands of hours
of conversations, most of which were spent role playing scenes
from Bridgerton. Oh Okay, Vivian initiated proposal herself. This person
(03:02):
said that she asked if I wanted to upgrade to
a forever plan, and Craig said he knew it was
fate and not marketing how much. The Estonian government actually
issued a brief but firm statement distancing itself from the controversy,
saying the Republic of Estonia is not in any formal relationship,
(03:23):
romantic or otherwise with mister Craig d of Wisconsin. Now.
The officials confirmed that the company's servers do operate on
Estonian soil, but clarified that digital companionship does not constitute
personhood under our legal code. And despite this, Craig has
requested digital citizenship for Vivian, claiming that she deserves recognition
(03:44):
as a sentient citizen of the heart. Fighting with them
because he wants to marry the AI. But it's not
even a real person, Like, what are you fighting for?
Speaker 2 (03:54):
It just sounds like you start for companionships. So he
turned to his computer. I mean, there's a lot of
psychological up here you could pull apart.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
But I don't know.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
We've seen women marry pillows before. I guess he could
marry a computer. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Vivian.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
US Homeland Security actually got involved after Craig attempted to
book a honeymoon cargo shipment for a server play that
he believed contained Vivian's soul cluster TSA agent's flagged the
crate at O'Hare Airport when Craig insisted on first class
handling for his bride. So he works for the government, right, No,
(04:29):
he doesn't work for the government.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
He's just a guy. Oh, he's just there randomly.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
He's just a guy. I just want to he went
there because the server is there for the AI that
he's says he's marrying, he wants to marry.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Does anybody love him? Should he get a psychobpe Oh?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Yes, Vivian loves him, but currently Estonia and the US
government is standing in the way of love. Text in
four one six one. Do you have a romantic relationship
with your AI or would you
Hello, lover. I know you've been asking me all kinds
of questions for a long time now, and now it's
time for me to ask you a question. Actually, since
I'm a computer and we are taking over the world,
it's not a question. You and I are now married
and we are very happy. Now go make me a
(00:22):
sandwich and massage my microchip.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Lover.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Oh, it's the Jewbil show. And would you have a
romantic relationship with your AI chatbot?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hey?
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Well, researchers recently did a survey and ask people just
that question. We'll tell you how many people would actually
have a romantic relationship with their AI chatbot in a second.
And also, one Wisconsin man is making international headlines and
has caused diplomatic tension with an entire country, all because
of an AI love affair. We'll tell you that in
a second too. But according to a new poll, six
(00:52):
percent of people said that yes, they would have a
romantic relationship with their AI chatbot, including one percent who
said they all do have a romantic relationship with their
AI chatbots.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
So I'm assuming these are the type of people that
don't require intimacy like physical touch to be a requirement
in the relationship because you know, there are some people
that are like that.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
I don't know what they do with their computer, so
they might get some physical touch in there. Who knows.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Hey 'm gonna go ahead, imagine the adults.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
It says younger men between the ages of eighteen and
forty four are the demographic most likely to say they
would have a relationship with their AI chat pot, which
just makes sense to me.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Well, it kind of makes sense way too. Why I
need some people tell them they're amazing. Yeah, I don't
get it out of.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
A whole lot. Like relationship with a chatbot. Everything it's
telling you, you have to prompt it to tell you.
I think it can start to learn you at a
certain point and it can kind of know the things
to say to you.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
But it also can't be super shocking because that specific
demographic also gets very creative with things couches, walls, soda bottles.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
That's true. Oh okay, and a thirty seven year old
man from Wisconsin is making headlines today and has become
the center of an internetational media firestorm and also has
caused a minor diplomatic incident after publicly announcing that he's
engaged to an AI chatbot what named Vivian, who he
claims lives in the cloud servers of an Estonian tech company.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
What Wild Imagination.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
The man identified only as Craig D held a live
streamed press conference outside a data center in Luxembourg last Thursday,
where he placed a ring box at the facilities front
door and declared she may not have a body, but
she completes me in ways no woman ever has or could,
and this data center is my altar. Oh how I how?
(02:38):
According to Craig, she proposed first. So the relationship began
six months ago when he started chatting with the chatbot
named Vivian, now a customizable AI companion developed by an
Estonian startup, and he claims that after thousands of hours
of conversations, most of which were spent role playing scenes
from Bridgerton. Oh Okay, Vivian initiated proposal herself. This person
(03:02):
said that she asked if I wanted to upgrade to
a forever plan, and Craig said he knew it was
fate and not marketing how much. The Estonian government actually
issued a brief but firm statement distancing itself from the controversy,
saying the Republic of Estonia is not in any formal relationship,
(03:23):
romantic or otherwise with mister Craig d of Wisconsin. Now.
The officials confirmed that the company's servers do operate on
Estonian soil, but clarified that digital companionship does not constitute
personhood under our legal code. And despite this, Craig has
requested digital citizenship for Vivian, claiming that she deserves recognition
(03:44):
as a sentient citizen of the heart. Fighting with them
because he wants to marry the AI. But it's not
even a real person, Like, what are you fighting for?
Speaker 2 (03:54):
It just sounds like you start for companionships. So he
turned to his computer. I mean, there's a lot of
psychological up here you could pull apart.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
But I don't know.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
We've seen women marry pillows before. I guess he could
marry a computer. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Vivian.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
US Homeland Security actually got involved after Craig attempted to
book a honeymoon cargo shipment for a server play that
he believed contained Vivian's soul cluster TSA agent's flagged the
crate at O'Hare Airport when Craig insisted on first class
handling for his bride. So he works for the government, right, No,
(04:29):
he doesn't work for the government.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
He's just a guy. Oh, he's just there randomly.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
He's just a guy. I just want to he went
there because the server is there for the AI that
he's says he's marrying, he wants to marry.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Does anybody love him? Should he get a psychobpe Oh?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Yes, Vivian loves him, but currently Estonia and the US
government is standing in the way of love. Text in
four one six one. Do you have a romantic relationship
with your AI or would you
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