AI Girlfriend
A chatbot or virtual character designed to simulate romantic companionship through personalized conversation.
“He tested an AI girlfriend app that remembered his favorite movies.”
The term can describe products, fictional concepts, or criticism of simulated intimacy and emotional dependence.
Virtual companions existed before modern generative AI, but conversational models made the phrase far more common in the 2020s.
virtual girlfriend
A broader term for simulated romantic companionship.
AI companion
A less explicitly romantic version.
Is an AI girlfriend a real person?
No. It is software generating responses and behavior.
Can users become emotionally attached?
Yes, which is why privacy, dependency, and transparency concerns are often discussed.