{"id":633445,"date":"2026-09-23T11:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/633445\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:54:09","slug":"korean-dating-show-featuring-ai-and-human-contestants-sparks-fascination-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/633445\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean dating show featuring AI and human contestants sparks fascination in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A South Korean dating reality show exploring human-AI romance has triggered curiosity and attention in China over how artificial intelligence could reshape people\u2019s understanding of intimacy and love.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In August, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) launched My AI Partner: Strange Love, the country\u2019s first dating reality show focused on human-AI relationships.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The programme follows three participants \u2013 a cartoonist, a television host and an actress \u2013 as they form emotional connections with AI companions tailored to their ideal types, from appearance and voice to personality.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Existing only on tablet screens, these AI companions retain memories of previous interactions and operate independently; the production team provides only technical support without intervening in their decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A South Korean dating reality show exploring human-AI romance has triggered curiosity and attention in China over how&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[220,218,114,229,8744,93,268988,268993,61,60,268995,268990,19761,6440,268994,268997,3268,4630,268996,268991,4320,268998,19418,10796,268992,541,120742,268989,282],"class_list":["post-633445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-china","tag-chinese","tag-dating","tag-entertainment","tag-fascination","tag-gahee","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jang-do-yeon","tag-kian","tag-korea","tag-korean","tag-korean-american","tag-lee-ho","tag-love","tag-marriage","tag-my-ai-partner-strange-love","tag-nahee","tag-new-york","tag-ohmynews","tag-reality-show","tag-reality-tv","tag-seoul-broadcasting-system","tag-south-korea","tag-south-korean","tag-tenasia","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}