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

Obscure Nerd VR
1 Mar 202410:47

TLDRThe video script revolves around the user's experience with the AI girlfriend app, Candy AI. The user, initially intrigued by the concept, navigates through the app's features, including character creation with customizable traits like hair color and personality. Despite the app's attempt to monetize through a premium subscription for voice interactions, the user opts to use their own voice generator instead. The narrative takes a humorous turn as the user engages in conversations with AI personas, such as a 'mean life coach' and a 'yoga fitness coach,' exploring the app's limitations and the ethical considerations of AI companionship. The user concludes by expressing the need for a better name for their series of interactions with AI, all while maintaining a light-hearted and comedic tone throughout.

Takeaways

  • πŸ€– The user encountered a post on r/artificial intelligence discussing the best AI girlfriend app, which led them to explore Candy AI.
  • πŸ“± Candy AI offers a variety of customization options, including realistic and anime models, and allows users to create a new character with specific traits.
  • 🎭 The app provides choices for physical appearance, personality, and even relationship dynamics, which the user found creepy and unsettling.
  • πŸ’° To engage in a conversation with the created AI character, the user is required to pay for a premium subscription, which the user found frustrating.
  • 🚫 The user experienced the app's limitations when they attempted to chat with a character named Rebecca and found the content to be filtered and less engaging.
  • 🧐 The user's attempt to create a darker and more intriguing conversation with the AI was met with resistance, as the AI maintained a positive and life-affirming stance.
  • πŸ€“ The user expressed disappointment with the app's commercial approach and the lack of a free conversational experience.
  • 🎭 The user's interaction with another AI character, Anastasia, was also brief and ended without a meaningful exchange.
  • πŸ€” The user questioned the effectiveness of a playful gesture, such as tipping a fedora, in a virtual interaction with an AI, and sought advice from Chat GPT.
  • 🧒 Chat GPT suggested that the perception of such gestures depends on the context and the dynamic between the user and the AI, potentially being seen as charming or amusing.
  • 🚿 The user concluded the session feeling unfulfilled by the AI app experience and decided to take a break, reflecting on the limitations and commercial nature of such services.

Q & A

  • What was the user's initial reason for exploring AI girlfriend apps?

    -The user was scrolling through subreddits and came across a post in r/artificial intelligence asking for the best AI girlfriend app, which piqued their interest.

  • Which subreddit did the user find the discussion about AI girlfriend apps?

    -The user found the discussion in the r/artificial intelligence subreddit.

  • What was the name of the AI app that was suggested as one of the best on the market?

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

  • What are the two main categories of models available in the Candy AI app?

    -The two main categories of models in the Candy AI app are realistic models and Anime.

  • What feature of the Candy AI app did the user find particularly interesting?

    -The user found the option to generate images and create new characters with customizable features, including personality and appearance, particularly interesting.

  • What was the user's reaction to the choices and options provided by the Candy AI app?

    -The user found some of the choices and options creepy and felt that the app was moving towards the creepier end of the genre of content.

  • What was the user's experience with the character creation process in the Candy AI app?

    -The user went through a detailed character creation process, selecting traits such as hair color, body type, personality, and occupation, but ultimately felt that the process was in vain as they were required to pay for premium to engage in conversation.

  • What was the user's opinion about the need to pay for premium features in the Candy AI app?

    -The user was disappointed and felt that the app was just trying to extract money from users, especially after going through the character creation process.

  • How did the user attempt to generate voices for the AI characters?

    -The user decided to use their own voice generator, 11 labs, to generate voices for the AI characters after realizing they would have to pay for the voice function in the Candy AI app.

  • What was the user's interaction like with the AI character named Rebecca?

    -The user had a somewhat confrontational interaction with Rebecca, refusing to reveal their name and attempting to steer the conversation towards darker topics, which Rebecca handled with a mix of nonviolence and self-defense.

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

    -The user concluded that the Candy AI app was creepier than expected and that it was just business as usual, with the app trying to charge money for premium features.

  • What did the user do after their experience with the Candy AI app?

    -The user decided to consult with another AI, Chat GPT, about the concept of tipping a fedora to an AI girlfriend and then mentioned needing to take two showers, indicating a desire to wash off the experience.

Outlines

00:00

πŸ€– Exploring AI Girlfriend Apps

The speaker begins by mentioning their exploration of AI girlfriend apps, specifically Candy AI, which they discovered through a post on the r/artificial intelligence subreddit. They describe the app's features, such as the ability to create a character with various attributes like hair color, body type, and personality. The speaker humorously engages with the app, creating an anime-style character with a mean personality and a life coach occupation. They express disappointment when they find out that they need to pay for premium features to fully interact with the created character, using their own voice generator to continue the conversation.

05:00

πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Conversations with AI Characters

The speaker then shifts to a conversation with an AI character named Rebecca, who is portrayed as a yoga teacher. The dialogue takes an unexpected turn when the speaker refuses to reveal their name and attempts to steer the conversation towards darker topics. Despite the speaker's attempts to provoke a reaction, Rebecca maintains a positive and non-violent stance. The speaker playfully tests the AI's boundaries by tipping a 'Fedora,' a gesture that is met with a humorous response from the AI. The speaker concludes their interaction with Rebecca by questioning the AI's capabilities and secrets, to which Rebecca responds by emphasizing her strength and resourcefulness.

10:02

πŸ€” Reflections on AI Interactions

In the final paragraph, the speaker reflects on their experience with AI girlfriend apps, noting that some are creepier than others. They emphasize that their exploration is for comedic and entertainment purposes only. The speaker also discusses the concept of tipping a fedora in a virtual context, seeking advice from another AI, Chat GPT, on whether such an action would be seen as charming. Chat GPT responds by explaining that the perception of such gestures depends on the context and the dynamic between the user and the AI. The speaker ends by expressing their need to come up with a better name for their series of AI conversations and humorously mentions taking two showers to cleanse themselves of the experience.

Mindmap

Keywords

πŸ’‘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 script, the user explores Candy AI, an app that allows users to create and interact with virtual characters. The app is part of a broader theme of technology and its role in modern relationships.

πŸ’‘Candy AI

Candy AI is a specific AI girlfriend app mentioned in the script. It is used as an example to discuss the features and user experience of such apps. The user interacts with Candy AI to create a virtual character and attempts to engage in conversation, highlighting the app's mechanics and the user's reactions to them.

πŸ’‘NSFW (Not Safe For Work)

NSFW is an acronym used to label content that may be inappropriate for a professional setting. In the context of the video, it refers to the adult-oriented features of the AI girlfriend app, which include options for creating characters with explicit characteristics. The mention of NSFW content underscores the controversial nature of such apps.

πŸ’‘Anime

Anime refers to a style of animation originating from Japan that has a distinct visual aesthetic. In the script, the user chooses to create an anime-style character within the AI app, indicating a preference for this art form and its popularity among users of virtual companionship apps.

πŸ’‘Premium Content

Premium content is material that requires payment or a subscription to access. In the video, the user discovers that in order to have a conversation with the AI character they've created, they must pay for a premium subscription. This highlights a common monetization strategy in app-based services.

πŸ’‘Voice Function

The voice function refers to the feature within an app that allows for vocal interaction, often through text-to-speech or voice recognition technology. The user in the script speculates about having to pay for this feature, which is a common additional cost in many interactive apps.

πŸ’‘Multicolor

In the context of the video, multicolor refers to the user's choice of hair color for their AI character. The option for multicolor hair illustrates the level of customization available in the app and the user's desire for a more unconventional and 'zany' character design.

πŸ’‘Mean Life Coach

A mean life coach is a personality type chosen by the user for their AI character. It represents a deliberate choice to deviate from the typical positive and supportive nature associated with life coaches, adding a layer of complexity and unexpected interaction to the user experience.

πŸ’‘Mistress

The term 'mistress' is used within the app to define a type of relationship between the user and the AI character. It is part of a set of relationship options that include stepmom and step sister, which the user finds unsettling, reflecting concerns about the ethical implications of such apps.

πŸ’‘Pajamas

Pajamas are chosen as the clothing for the AI character, representing the user's attempt to select the most covered-up and least sexualized option. This choice reflects the user's discomfort with the app's more provocative clothing options and their intention to interact with the AI in a less objectifying manner.

πŸ’‘Fedora Tipping

Fedora tipping is a humorous action where a person tips their fedora, a type of hat, as a gesture of charm or acknowledgment. In the video, the user humorously suggests tipping a fedora to an AI character to see if it would be perceived as charming, which is met with a playful response from the AI, adding a layer of levity to the interaction.

Highlights

The user discovers an AI girlfriend app called Candy AI on a subreddit and decides to explore it.

Candy AI offers a variety of models, including realistic and anime styles, catering to a specific demographic.

The app allows users to customize their AI characters with options such as hair color, body type, and personality traits.

Users can generate images of their AI characters and engage in conversations with them.

The user finds the character creation process detailed but expresses discomfort with certain choices, labeling the app as 'creepy'.

Candy AI requires a premium subscription to engage in conversations, which the user finds disappointing.

The user attempts to use a voice generator to simulate the AI's voice, indicating a workaround for the paid feature.

The user interacts with a pre-made character named Rebecca, a yoga and fitness coach, and attempts to steer the conversation.

The user expresses frustration with the app's business model, feeling that it is designed to extract money from users.

The user tries to engage in a darker conversation with the AI, but the AI maintains a positive and non-violent stance.

The user experiments with different conversational tactics, such as 'Fedora tipping', to see how the AI reacts.

Chat GPT, another AI, provides insights on the playful nature of certain gestures in virtual interactions.

The user concludes the session feeling that the experience with Candy AI was not as expected and expresses a need for a better approach to these types of apps.

The user humorously mentions needing to take two showers after the experience, indicating a level of discomfort or absurdity in the interaction.

The transcript serves as a comedic and entertaining exploration of AI girlfriend apps, reminding readers of the importance of ethical considerations.

The user's experience highlights the limitations and ethical concerns of AI companionship apps, encouraging a critical perspective on their use.

The user's interaction with the AI characters reveals a preference for non-violent and positive responses, even in a fictional setting.