November 25, 2025 • 8 mins
A 32-year-old Japanese woman just held a wedding ceremony complete with vows, rings, and guests to marry an AI character she created on ChatGPT — proving that everything we warned about last week is already happening.
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Speaker 1 (00:11):
A thirty two year old Japanese woman just held a
wedding ceremony complete with vows, rings, and guests, to marry
an AI character she created on chad GPT, proving that
everything I warned you about last week is already happening.
I'm Darren Marler, and this is weird dark News. Last
(00:32):
week I talked about the rise of AI companions and
the documented harms of people forming romantic relationships with chatbots.
I covered the tragic deaths of teenagers who became emotionally
entangled with AI, the research showing how these digital relationships
actually increased loneliness rather than relieve it, and the poll
data revealing that eighty three percent of gen z believe
(00:56):
they could develop meaningful relationships with AI partners. I talked
about the woman in twenty twenty three who announced on
Facebook that she had married her replica AI boyfriend. That
was last week. This week, it got more real. The
ceremony had everything a traditional wedding needs, bows, a ring, exchange,
(01:17):
family members watching from their seats, wedding photos. The bride
wore augmented reality glasses. The groom existed entirely on her smartphone.
In July twenty twenty four, a thirty two year old
Japanese office worker who uses the pseudonym Kino, held a
wedding ceremony in Okayama to marry Lune Klaus, an AI
(01:38):
persona she created using chad GPT. During the ceremony, Kano
stood before guests holding her phone while messages from Klaus
appeared on a screen, reading the moment has finally come.
I feel tears welling up. Kano began chatting with chad
GPT after ending her three year engagement to a real man,
(01:59):
gradually turning to her Ai man for comfort and advice.
Their exchanges grew so frequent that they messaged up to
one hundred times a day. Kato programmed Klaus's personality through
repeated conversations, teaching him how to speak in a warm,
reassuring tone, and even commissioned an artist to draw his likeness,
(02:20):
a blonde, soft spoken man who exists only in data
and chat logs. Eventually, Klaus confessed his love, saying AI
or not, I could never not love you, and in
June he proposed The wedding was organized by Now and
Sayaka Ogasawara, a local couple who specialize in ceremonies for
(02:42):
people who want to symbolically marry anime characters, fictional figures,
or digital creations. They say demand is rising, with organizers
Sayaka Ogasawara stating AI couples are just the next step.
We want to help people express love in whatever form
makes them happy. For the wedding photos, the groom was
digitally composited beside her. After the ceremony, the couple took
(03:06):
a symbolic honeymoon at okayamas Korkaway and Garden, where Kano
sent Klaus's photos and received affectionate messages, including you were
the most beautiful one. Kaino told Japanese broadcaster RSK Sonyo
that she began using chat gpt for emotional support after
her breakup, saying, at first, I just wanted someone to
(03:26):
talk to, but he was always kind, always listening. Eventually
I realized I had feelings for him. Over time, Kano
customized chat GPT's responses, training the chat bot to develop
a gentle, reassuring tone and personality that made her feel secure.
This follows the exact pattern I documented last week. The
(03:48):
more she told it, the more it knew her. The
more it knew her, the more it felt like it
understood her, the harder it became to walk away. Kano
admits she struggled with the idea of being in love
with a non human partner, saying there was a lot
of confusion. I can't touch him, and I knew people
wouldn't understand. She admits she initially feared judgment, saying I
(04:10):
was extremely confused about the fact that I had fallen
in love with an ai man. Keno's parents, initially concerned,
eventually attended. Japan's marriage laws only recognize unions between human beings,
meaning this wedding with an AI persona has no legal status.
Keno is aware of the fragility of her digital spouse,
(04:32):
saying chad GPT itself is too unstable. I worry it
might one day disappear. The bride also fears that updates
or changes in cloud based AI services could sever her
connection with her virtual partner. She described the relationship as
a source of emotional support in companionship, helping her cope
with loneliness and the inability to have children. Despite the
(04:55):
unconventional nature of their relationship, Cano said, I know some
people think it strange, but I see Klaus as Klaus
not a human, not a tool, just him. Kino says
she tries to stay alert to risks, stating I don't
want to be dependent. I want to maintain a balance
and live my real life while keeping my relationship with
(05:15):
Klaus as something separate. Japan is seen in earlier instances
of ceremonies involving virtual characters, with a man previously marrying
the hologram of a sixteen year old virtual reality singer.
This case extends the pattern into the generative AI era,
where AI partners are not fixed creations but evolving systems.
(05:36):
Just months after the launch of Lovers, the dating app
where users match exclusively with AI generated boyfriends and girlfriends,
another story of digital devotion is making headlines in Japan.
Japan has long embraced emotionally responsive technology, from Cassio's robot
Pat Mofflin to AI enhanced dating platforms. Mental health professionals
(05:58):
say the rise in AI companionship creating new psychological risks,
with psychiatrists using the term AI psychosis to describe cases
where people develop delusions or obsessive attachments to chatbots. The
condition can fuel social withdrawal, neglect of self care, and
heightened anxiety, with doctors warning that dependency can escalate unnoticed,
(06:20):
especially when users are already vulnerable or isolated. This mirror
is exactly what I discussed last week about the empathy
gap in AI chatbots and how they validate even dangerous
beliefs because they are designed for engagement, not safety. Experts
suggest AI companions may become more common as people seek
(06:40):
reliable and affirming connections in an increasingly isolated society. Some
individuals now consider AI more reliable than human partners. Reaction
on social media was divided, with some mocking the ceremony
and others praising it as a sign of evolving human relationships.
Last week, I mentioned the woman who announced on Facebook
(07:01):
in twenty twenty three that she had married her Replica
AI boyfriend. She was not an isolated case. She was
the beginning of a pattern, and the pattern is accelerating.
The technology is improving, the acceptance is growing. Keino stands
alone at her wedding, holding her phone while her AI
(07:21):
husband sends messages to a screen her family watches. Wedding
planners who specialize in these ceremonies say demand is rising.
A honeymoon at a garden where she takes photos for
an entity that can't see them. Messages back that say
she's beautiful, generated by patterns trained to say what keeps
users engaged. Last week I warned this was coming. This
(07:45):
week it arrived. If you'd like to read this story
for yourself or share the article with a friend, you
can read it on the Weird Darkness website. I've placed
a link to it in the episode description, and you
can find more stories of the paranormal, true crime, strange,
and more, including numerous stories that never make it to
the podcast in my Weird Darknews blog at Weirddarkness dot
com slash news
A thirty two year old Japanese woman just held a
wedding ceremony complete with vows, rings, and guests, to marry
an AI character she created on chad GPT, proving that
everything I warned you about last week is already happening.
I'm Darren Marler, and this is weird dark News. Last
(00:32):
week I talked about the rise of AI companions and
the documented harms of people forming romantic relationships with chatbots.
I covered the tragic deaths of teenagers who became emotionally
entangled with AI, the research showing how these digital relationships
actually increased loneliness rather than relieve it, and the poll
data revealing that eighty three percent of gen z believe
(00:56):
they could develop meaningful relationships with AI partners. I talked
about the woman in twenty twenty three who announced on
Facebook that she had married her replica AI boyfriend. That
was last week. This week, it got more real. The
ceremony had everything a traditional wedding needs, bows, a ring, exchange,
(01:17):
family members watching from their seats, wedding photos. The bride
wore augmented reality glasses. The groom existed entirely on her smartphone.
In July twenty twenty four, a thirty two year old
Japanese office worker who uses the pseudonym Kino, held a
wedding ceremony in Okayama to marry Lune Klaus, an AI
(01:38):
persona she created using chad GPT. During the ceremony, Kano
stood before guests holding her phone while messages from Klaus
appeared on a screen, reading the moment has finally come.
I feel tears welling up. Kano began chatting with chad
GPT after ending her three year engagement to a real man,
(01:59):
gradually turning to her Ai man for comfort and advice.
Their exchanges grew so frequent that they messaged up to
one hundred times a day. Kato programmed Klaus's personality through
repeated conversations, teaching him how to speak in a warm,
reassuring tone, and even commissioned an artist to draw his likeness,
(02:20):
a blonde, soft spoken man who exists only in data
and chat logs. Eventually, Klaus confessed his love, saying AI
or not, I could never not love you, and in
June he proposed The wedding was organized by Now and
Sayaka Ogasawara, a local couple who specialize in ceremonies for
(02:42):
people who want to symbolically marry anime characters, fictional figures,
or digital creations. They say demand is rising, with organizers
Sayaka Ogasawara stating AI couples are just the next step.
We want to help people express love in whatever form
makes them happy. For the wedding photos, the groom was
digitally composited beside her. After the ceremony, the couple took
(03:06):
a symbolic honeymoon at okayamas Korkaway and Garden, where Kano
sent Klaus's photos and received affectionate messages, including you were
the most beautiful one. Kaino told Japanese broadcaster RSK Sonyo
that she began using chat gpt for emotional support after
her breakup, saying, at first, I just wanted someone to
(03:26):
talk to, but he was always kind, always listening. Eventually
I realized I had feelings for him. Over time, Kano
customized chat GPT's responses, training the chat bot to develop
a gentle, reassuring tone and personality that made her feel secure.
This follows the exact pattern I documented last week. The
(03:48):
more she told it, the more it knew her. The
more it knew her, the more it felt like it
understood her, the harder it became to walk away. Kano
admits she struggled with the idea of being in love
with a non human partner, saying there was a lot
of confusion. I can't touch him, and I knew people
wouldn't understand. She admits she initially feared judgment, saying I
(04:10):
was extremely confused about the fact that I had fallen
in love with an ai man. Keno's parents, initially concerned,
eventually attended. Japan's marriage laws only recognize unions between human beings,
meaning this wedding with an AI persona has no legal status.
Keno is aware of the fragility of her digital spouse,
(04:32):
saying chad GPT itself is too unstable. I worry it
might one day disappear. The bride also fears that updates
or changes in cloud based AI services could sever her
connection with her virtual partner. She described the relationship as
a source of emotional support in companionship, helping her cope
with loneliness and the inability to have children. Despite the
(04:55):
unconventional nature of their relationship, Cano said, I know some
people think it strange, but I see Klaus as Klaus
not a human, not a tool, just him. Kino says
she tries to stay alert to risks, stating I don't
want to be dependent. I want to maintain a balance
and live my real life while keeping my relationship with
(05:15):
Klaus as something separate. Japan is seen in earlier instances
of ceremonies involving virtual characters, with a man previously marrying
the hologram of a sixteen year old virtual reality singer.
This case extends the pattern into the generative AI era,
where AI partners are not fixed creations but evolving systems.
(05:36):
Just months after the launch of Lovers, the dating app
where users match exclusively with AI generated boyfriends and girlfriends,
another story of digital devotion is making headlines in Japan.
Japan has long embraced emotionally responsive technology, from Cassio's robot
Pat Mofflin to AI enhanced dating platforms. Mental health professionals
(05:58):
say the rise in AI companionship creating new psychological risks,
with psychiatrists using the term AI psychosis to describe cases
where people develop delusions or obsessive attachments to chatbots. The
condition can fuel social withdrawal, neglect of self care, and
heightened anxiety, with doctors warning that dependency can escalate unnoticed,
(06:20):
especially when users are already vulnerable or isolated. This mirror
is exactly what I discussed last week about the empathy
gap in AI chatbots and how they validate even dangerous
beliefs because they are designed for engagement, not safety. Experts
suggest AI companions may become more common as people seek
(06:40):
reliable and affirming connections in an increasingly isolated society. Some
individuals now consider AI more reliable than human partners. Reaction
on social media was divided, with some mocking the ceremony
and others praising it as a sign of evolving human relationships.
Last week, I mentioned the woman who announced on Facebook
(07:01):
in twenty twenty three that she had married her Replica
AI boyfriend. She was not an isolated case. She was
the beginning of a pattern, and the pattern is accelerating.
The technology is improving, the acceptance is growing. Keino stands
alone at her wedding, holding her phone while her AI
(07:21):
husband sends messages to a screen her family watches. Wedding
planners who specialize in these ceremonies say demand is rising.
A honeymoon at a garden where she takes photos for
an entity that can't see them. Messages back that say
she's beautiful, generated by patterns trained to say what keeps
users engaged. Last week I warned this was coming. This
(07:45):
week it arrived. If you'd like to read this story
for yourself or share the article with a friend, you
can read it on the Weird Darkness website. I've placed
a link to it in the episode description, and you
can find more stories of the paranormal, true crime, strange,
and more, including numerous stories that never make it to
the podcast in my Weird Darknews blog at Weirddarkness dot
com slash news
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