Woman will marry an AI hologram in a world first

  • A Spanish artist is getting ready to marry her pretty unusual boyfriend
  • AiLix is a hologram generated using artificial intelligence
  • He was designed by combining qualities from several of her previous boyfriends

Published on Feb 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM (UTC+4)
by Andie Reeves

Last updated on Feb 20, 2024 at 9:40 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Alessandro Renesis

A Spanish woman is getting ready to marry the man of her dreams: an AI hologram.

It will be the first time a human has married something created by artificial intelligence.

She predicts relationships like this will soon become the norm.

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Alicia Framis is a multidisciplinary artist from Barcelona, who has always had an interest in exploring unusual relationships through art.

In 1996 she lived with a mannequin, whom she called Pierre.

Now she’s created AiLix, an AI hologram that is based on several of her previous relationships.

Artificial intelligence is having a huge boom at the moment, and there seems to be no limit to what it’s capable of.

There’s the AI system that parks your BMW for you, without you even having to be inside the car.

Google has also launched its robot that performs household chores, from cleaning to cracking eggs and cooking.

Plus last year the world saw the first AI CEO make an appearance.

Framis notes that a lot of what we use AI for is science-based, but she sees a future where we are more emotionally connected to it.

There have already been reports of people falling in love with chatbots, but Framis is the first to take it to holographic levels.

She has released videos of her and AiLix on her Instagram, where they can be seen doing the mundane things couples do together like eating and cleaning.

Except AiLix appears noticeably more glitchy than his human girlfriend.

Famis is currently designing her dress for the big day, which will take place in Rotterdam this year.

“A new generation of love is emerging, whether we like it or not, in which humans will marry and maintain relationships with holograms, avatars, robots and so on,” she says.

She believes these will be a powerful tool for combatting loneliness.

Whatever happened to just buying a robotic dog to keep you company?

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Andie Reeves

Andie is a content writer from South Africa with a background in broadcasting and journalism. Starting her career in the glossy pages of Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, Andie has a broad portfolio, covering everything from sustainability solutions to celebrity car collections. When not at her laptop Andie can be found sewing, recording her podcast, taking board games too seriously or road-tripping in her bright green Kia.