Documentary: In Love with An AI

Description

Millions of Chinese women play so-called "dating games," or more precisely, the women-oriented otome games: they fall in love with a virtual character on a playful level. Much more serious: Some people talk so intensively with the chatbot that they develop feelings for him. Nanxi has also found a partner who consists of pure algorithms: He is sensitive and there for her, she says. In China, for many young people, social life takes place almost exclusively on the Internet. This trend is referred to by researchers as "socializing light": people prefer to meet friends online instead of in real life. The virtual space becomes an increasingly realistic world of encounters.

Features: the ARD German TV journalist: Marie Mallinckrodt; the Digital Sociologist, Dr. Liang Ge, University College London; the Cosplayer, Rong. (Produced by ARD German TV)