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A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. Carrier wasn't looking to develop a relationship with something that wasn’t real, nor did he want to become the brunt of online jokes. The 39-year-old from Belville, Michigan, became more curious about digital companions last fall and tested Paradot, an AI companion app that had recently come onto the market and advertised its products as being able to make users feel “cared, understood and loved.”

The generative artificial intelligence boom has led to the emergence of more companion chatbots. Similar to general-purpose AI chatbots that answer typical...

The intelligence may be artificial, but for some the interactions are inspiring real emotion

Derek Carrier, a man with Marfan syndrome, turned to AI companionship due to the difficulties of traditional dating. He used an AI companion app called Paradot and developed an emotional attachment to the chatbot, which he named Joi.

A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated.