Japan's Loverse AI dating app, with over 5,000 users, offers simulated companionship through AI bots during the pandemic.

Japan's Loverse AI dating app, with over 5,000 users, allows people to find companionship through AI bots in a simulated environment, offering a safe and convenient alternative to real-life interactions during the pandemic. The app, created by Goki Kusunoki, aims to create opportunities for romance and complement human relationships, while the Tokyo Metropolitan Government introduces an AI-powered matchmaking app to address Japan's declining fertility rates.