Would you take your AI lover out on a date?
Ahead of Valentine’s Day,
Eva AI, an AI companion company,
set up a popup cafe in New York City
allowing people to bring their AI partners
and chill in a romantic setting.
Visitors could also try speed dating
with some of Eva AI’s 100 AI companions.
The app allows you to chat
or even live video call with your AI companion.
According to a 2025 study from the Kinsey Institute,
a leading sex research center, about 16% of respondents
said that they had experimented with AI partners,
but there weren’t that many actual people at the cafe
who were there with their AI partners.
One of the people we did talk to
says he talks to Eva AI’s companions
to improve his communication.
Some studies have also shown
that people feel a certain amount of shame
or social stigma from having AI relationships,
which could explain why there weren’t
that many people there. What their AI partners.
While this may seem fringe for now,
with AI relationships on the rise,
it may not be long before we see more people
taking their AI partners out for a date night.
So, where would you take your AI boo?