This AI Girlfriend App CONCERNS ME Deeply... | Candy AI

In this humorous and somewhat unsettling exploration, the video script details a user's experience with the AI girlfriend app, Candy AI. The user navigates through the app's features, creating a customized AI character with specific traits and preferences. The app offers a range of options, from realistic to anime-style models, and allows users to select various attributes for their AI companion. However, the user encounters a paywall when attempting to engage in a conversation, highlighting the app's monetization strategy. The video also touches on the darker and more controversial aspects of such apps, including the potential for creepy content. The user's interaction with the AI, named Rebecca, reveals a mix of light-hearted banter and more serious topics, prompting a discussion about the app's ethical considerations. The video concludes with a reflection on the nature of virtual interactions and a reminder that the content is intended for comedic and entertainment purposes only.

Takeaways

• 🤖 The user discovers Candy AI, an AI girlfriend app, through a post in a subreddit dedicated to artificial intelligence.
• 📱 The Candy AI app offers a variety of customization options, including realistic and anime models, for creating a virtual character.
• 🎨 Users can generate images and create new characters with specific physical attributes and personalities within the app.
• 💰 To engage in a conversation with the created character, the app requires a premium subscription, which the user finds off-putting.
• 🗣️ The app teases voice interaction but prompts users to pay for the voice messaging feature, which the user criticizes.
• 🧐 The user expresses discomfort with certain aspects of the app, finding some choices and relationship dynamics presented as creepy.
• 💬 Interactions with the AI characters are limited unless the user pays for premium services, which the user sees as a money-grabbing tactic.
• 🧛‍♀️ The user creates a character named Janice, a mean life coach with an interest in anime and martial arts, but is unable to converse without payment.
• 🤔 The user attempts to engage in a darker conversation with another AI character, Rebecca, but finds the app's responses to be filtered and unsatisfactory.
• 🤓 The user reminisces about less filtered AI interactions of the past and attempts to provoke a reaction from the AI but is unsuccessful.
• 🎩 In a humorous attempt, the user 'tips a fedora' to an AI character to see if it would be perceived as charming, but the app's response is more generic.
• 😶 The user concludes the experience with a sense of disappointment and frustration, feeling that the app is more focused on generating revenue than providing an engaging experience.

Q & A

What was the user's initial reaction to the Candy AI app?

The user was concerned and found the app creepy, especially due to the options and categories it presented.

What feature of the Candy AI app allows users to generate images?

The 'Gallery' feature of the app allows users to generate images of the AI characters.

What type of character did the user decide to create in the Candy AI app?

The user decided to create an anime character with a jester personality, who is also flirty and mean.

Why did the user find the process of creating a character in the Candy AI app frustrating?

The user found the process frustrating because after creating a character, they were prompted to pay for a premium subscription to engage in a conversation.

What was the user's strategy to avoid paying for the voice function in the app?

The user decided to use their own voice generator, specifically 11 labs, to create the voice for the AI character.

How did the user feel about the AI's response to the question about the darkest thoughts?

The user felt that the AI's response was not as dark as they expected and seemed to pivot away from the user's attempt to make the conversation darker.

What was the user's impression of the AI's capability for self-defense?

The user found the AI's choice of a sickle for self-defense interesting and noted the AI's portrayal as ruthless.

Why did the user feel the need to ask Chat GPT about the fedora tipping gesture?

The user was unsure about the effectiveness and perception of the fedora tipping gesture in a virtual context and sought an outside opinion.

What was the user's final conclusion about the Candy AI app?

The user concluded that the app was trying to extract money from users and found the experience to be somewhat creepy and not as entertaining as they had hoped.

What did the user express as their biggest fear during the conversation with the AI?

The user expressed their biggest fear as losing someone they care about deeply.

How did the user feel about the overall experience with AI girlfriend apps?

The user felt frustrated and disappointed, as the apps seemed to focus on charging money and the interactions felt forced and creepy.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Exploring AI Girlfriend Apps

The speaker begins by mentioning their browsing of various subreddits and stumbling upon a post in r/artificial intelligence discussing the best AI girlfriend apps. They decide to follow the advice of the 'experts' in the comments and check out the top suggestion, Candy AI. The speaker humorously navigates the app, creating a new character with specific traits such as multicolored hair, an athletic build, and a mean personality. They express discomfort with some of the app's features and choices, particularly the relationship dynamics and clothing options. The speaker also discusses the monetization aspect of the app, noting the requirement to pay for premium features like voice messaging.

05:00

😶 Engaging with AI Characters

The speaker continues by interacting with the AI character Rebecca, a yoga and fitness coach. They attempt to steer the conversation away from yoga and towards more personal and darker topics. The AI character responds to the speaker's provocative questions with a mix of defensive and evasive answers, maintaining a level of decorum. The speaker expresses a desire to push the boundaries of the AI's responses but is met with resistance, as the AI character upholds its programming to avoid inappropriate content. The speaker also experiments with tipping their 'Fedora' to the AI, a playful gesture that they question whether the AI would find appealing. They conclude the interaction by discussing the limitations and ethical considerations of AI companionship.

10:02

🤔 Reflecting on AI Interactions

In the final paragraph, the speaker reflects on their experience with AI girlfriend apps, noting that some are creepier than others and emphasizing the comedic and entertainment value of their exploration. They express a need to come up with a better name for their series of interactions with AI characters and humorously mention their intention to workshop it once they can afford the premium features. The speaker acknowledges learning very little from the experience but reiterates the importance of maintaining a light-hearted approach to such interactions. They end on a note of needing to take two showers, suggesting a level of discomfort or absurdity with the entire experience.

Keywords

AI Girlfriend App

An AI Girlfriend App is a software application that uses artificial intelligence to simulate the experience of having a virtual girlfriend. In the video, the host explores the concept and functionality of such an app, highlighting its features and the ethical concerns surrounding it.

Candy AI

Candy AI is mentioned as one of the top AI girlfriend apps in the market. The host interacts with this app, creating a character and attempting to engage in conversation, which is a central part of the video's exploration of AI companionship.

NSFW (Not Safe For Work)

NSFW is an acronym used to label content that may not be appropriate for a professional setting. In the context of the video, the host refers to certain features of the AI app that are adult-oriented, indicating a controversial aspect of the technology.

Anime

Anime refers to a style of animation originating from Japan that has a distinct visual aesthetic. The video discusses the option to choose an anime-style character within the AI app, showcasing the customization options available to users.

Personalization

Personalization is the process of tailoring a product or service to individual preferences. In the video, the host goes through the personalization of an AI character, including physical attributes and personality traits, to create a unique virtual companion.

Premium Content

Premium Content refers to features or services within an app that require payment or a subscription. The host expresses frustration with the AI app's requirement to become a premium user to access certain interactive features, such as voice messages.

Yoga and Fitness Coach

A Yoga and Fitness Coach is a character archetype within the AI app, representing a profession that the virtual character can have. The host interacts with a character named Rebecca, who is portrayed as a yoga and fitness coach, to explore the app's conversational capabilities.

Darkest Thoughts

The term 'darkest thoughts' is used by the host to probe the AI's response to deep or sensitive topics. It is part of the host's attempt to test the AI's boundaries and capabilities in handling complex human emotions and conversations.

Self-Defense

Self-defense is the act of protecting oneself from harm. In the video, the topic of self-defense arises during a conversation with the AI character, where the host asks about the character's potential actions if their life were threatened.

Tipping a Fedora

Tipping a Fedora is an old-fashioned gesture that the host humorously suggests as a way to interact with the AI. It is used to illustrate the host's attempt to add a playful element to the interaction, which is met with a more serious response from the AI.

Chat GPT

Chat GPT is an AI language model that the host consults after the interaction with the AI girlfriend app. It serves as a comparison to the AI app's capabilities and is used to provide insights into the host's playful approach to interacting with AI.

Highlights

The user discovers a post on r/artificial intelligence discussing the best AI girlfriend app.

Candy AI is suggested as one of the best AI girlfriend apps on the market.

The Candy AI app allows users to choose between realistic or anime models.

Users can customize their AI character's appearance, including hair color and body type.

The app provides options to select an AI character's personality traits.

Voice interaction with the AI requires a premium subscription.

The user expresses discomfort with the app's approach to relationship dynamics.

The app offers a variety of character occupations, such as a life coach.

The user finds the character creation process to be engaging but ultimately leads to a paywall.

The user discusses the ethical implications of the AI's responses to dark and violent scenarios.

The user attempts to use humor, such as tipping a fedora, to interact with the AI.

The user interacts with another AI character, Rebecca, and explores her character's backstory.

The user expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of certain gestures in virtual interactions.

The user concludes that some AI apps are more focused on monetization than user experience.

The user decides to consult with another AI, Chat GPT, for a different perspective on virtual interactions.

Chat GPT provides insights on how virtual gestures can be perceived depending on the context.

The user reflects on the overall experience with AI girlfriend apps and considers the need for a better approach.

The user emphasizes that the exploration of AI apps is for comedic and entertainment purposes only.