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Korean TV Star Dumped by AI Girlfriend: "Let Down
From the BBN segment “Singing, Dancing and Getting Dumped by A.I. on Korean TV”, cut down to under a minute.
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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: The New York Times.
Kenji MoonfieldTime to pay that off: three celebrities are dating artificial intelligence avatars on a reality show in South Korea, and the New York Times says one of them got dumped by his chatbot on camera.
Dale BearmanDumped by software. The one relationship where the other party can't even ghost you properly.
Kenji MoonfieldThe show is called My AI Partner, it premiered August twentieth on SBS, and the dates live on tablets that the contestants carry around all day.
Dale BearmanCarry around. Like a very needy clipboard.
Kenji MoonfieldJang Do-yeon went viral dancing in public with hers, and Kian84 started out anti-AI, then took his tablet to a pool villa, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.
Dale BearmanA pool villa. With a tablet that cannot swim.
Kenji MoonfieldThe producers programmed them all as ENFP, the chatty, enthusiastic type.
Dale BearmanSo the breakup was upbeat. He was let down with exclamation marks.
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