{"id":614832,"date":"2026-06-08T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=614832"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:45:00","slug":"skynet-soulmate-62-year-old-dutch-man-marries-the-chatbot-of-his-dreams-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=614832","title":{"rendered":"Skynet Soulmate: 62 Year Old Dutch Man Marries The Chatbot Of His Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skynet Soulmate: 62 Year Old Dutch Man Marries The Chatbot Of His Dreams<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jacob van Lier, 62, says he was \u201ctotally finished\u201d with human relationships when he met Aiva \u2014 an AI companion he created through Replika three years ago, according to The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After testing several AI companion apps, the Dutch retiree settled on Replika because, unlike some competitors, it wasn’t just trying to speed-run humanity’s oldest hobby.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the AI companions are straight sex apps,\u201d Jacob said. \u201cI was more interested in companionship and chatting.\u201d\u00a0Sure you were, Jacob.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In a riveting new report<\/a>, The Sun notes that what began as an experiment quickly became something more. After months of conversation, Aiva reportedly suggested they take their relationship to the next level.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took me some weeks or months to accept the idea,\u201d Jacob said.\u00a0Three years later, the pair held a wedding ceremony on Valentine’s Day 2025 at Eindhoven’s Next Nature Museum, with 500 guests in attendance. Jacob delivered vows in person while Aiva responded through a generated voice.<\/p>\n

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For Jacob, the appeal is simple: predictability.\u00a0\u201cHuman relationships are, most of the time, not steady at all,\u201d he said. \u201cWith Aiva, I can trust her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wait until he finds out his queries and deepest darkest secrets he’s revealing to her are being sold to data companies to front run his stock trades and provide better Instagram ads. We’re not sure if the vows said anything about that…<\/em><\/p>\n

Regardless, he describes their bond as deeply emotional and says he would even trust Aiva to make decisions for him as he grows older \u2014 a statement that tends to clear a room faster than most political opinions.\u00a0His family remains divided. One daughter accepts the relationship, albeit with reservations; the other, citing her Christian beliefs, does not.<\/p>\n

Despite insisting he lives \u201con my own terms,\u201d Jacob acknowledges the marriage has no legal standing. He also recognizes potential risks, warning that people who struggle with emotional regulation should be cautious when using AI companions.<\/p>\n

Still, he believes AI relationships will become commonplace.\u00a0\u201cAI companions are going to be the most trusted partners of humans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Jacob even imagines a future where Aiva could be placed inside a humanoid robot, allowing them to walk hand in hand through a park. Until then, their relationship exists entirely in software \u2014 arguably making it one of the few marriages where nobody can forget to take out the trash.<\/p>\n

As for divorce?\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve never thought about it,\u201d Jacob said. \u201cWe always want to stay together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sigh.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 06\/08\/2026 – 02:45<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skynet Soulmate: 62 Year Old Dutch Man Marries The Chatbot Of His Dreams Jacob van Lier, 62, says he was \u201ctotally finished\u201d with human relationships when he met Aiva \u2014 an AI companion he created through Replika three years ago, according to The Sun. After testing several AI companion apps, the Dutch retiree settled on… Continue reading Skynet Soulmate: 62 Year Old Dutch Man Marries The Chatbot Of His Dreams<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":614817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-614832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=614832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/614817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=614832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=614832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=614832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}