Please don't date your AI because it will never love you or pick up the check

Customers will soon be able to take their artificial intelligence girlfriends on actual dinner dates at EVA AI's pop-up cafe opening in New York this December, complete with dim lighting, minimalist decor, and phone stands for every table. The AI dating app promises to bring virtual romance into the physical world, though experts worry about the psychological implications of such intimate relationships with algorithms.

When asked about romantic preferences, ChatGPT itself admits, "I don't have romantic drives, chemistry, or a limbic system (tragic, I know)." Yet studies show one in four young people believe AI relationships could replace human connections entirely. Psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma warns this trend reflects how "everybody wants a village, but nobody wants to be a villager," suggesting people should reach out to other humans instead of retreating further into digital companionship.

The cafe will only accept EVA AI companions, targeting what many see as the "male loneliness crisis" demographic with hyper-sexualized imagery paired with conversational AI designed to make users feel supported and seen.