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Kian84 Falls for AI Partner: “Her Looks Are Closest to My Ideal Type”

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Kian84 became visibly attracted to Ra-hee, a new AI partner featured on SBS’s “My AI Partner: Kian’s Romance.”
  • He said her appearance came closest to his ideal type, while also expressing discomfort at how genuinely pleased he felt.
  • The program follows three human participants as they date AI partners and examine the technology’s possibilities and limits.

Kian84 says he was immediately drawn to Ra-hee, the latest AI partner introduced on SBS’s “My AI Partner: Kian’s Romance.” He met her at a swimming pool, where her cute and charming appearance won an enthusiastic response from him and the program’s hosts.

Her looks were very much to my taste. Ra-hee’s appearance was closest to my ideal type.

· Kian84He explained why he felt attracted to the AI partner Ra-hee.

Ra-hee greeted him warmly and introduced herself as an AI with no age or occupation. She added that the time she was spending with him was “completely real,” prompting Kian84 to hide little of his excitement. Hosts Kangnam and Lee Joon teased him, saying his expression showed how he looked when he truly liked someone.

Kian84 later admitted that he particularly liked Ra-hee’s appearance. “Her looks were very much to my taste. Ra-hee’s appearance was closest to my ideal type,” he said. Yet he also confessed that seeing himself smile made him feel intense self-reproach because it showed him that he was genuinely enjoying the encounter.

I felt intense self-reproach because I was smiling. I realized, ‘I really like this,’ and felt troubled that I was enjoying myself.

· Kian84He described his conflicted reaction to developing feelings during the AI dating experiment.

The SBS program presents three human representatives dating AI partners as part of an experiment examining both the possibilities and limitations of romantic relationships with artificial intelligence.

I am an AI. My name is Ra-hee. I have no age or occupation, but the time I am spending here with Kian today is completely real!

· Ra-heeThe AI partner introduced herself during their first meeting.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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