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P129
AI companies will introduce AI girlfriends/sexual companions to increase user engagement and drive adoption
What Jiang said
“And what do people really, really want? They want sex, okay? So, what he's proposing is he's turning ChatGPT into a sex robot... to get more users.”
Analysis
Sam Altman is turning ChatGPT into a 'sex robot' because sex is what people really want. This is about maximizing intensity, engagement, and user acquisition. AI needs to be everywhere and everything to become God.
Status history
- 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)
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2026-06-17 ·
Pending → Partially Confirmed
(claude)
Multiple headlines confirm AI companion/girlfriend apps exist and are actively used for engagement (Grok pivot to porn, China/US AI companions comparison, APA coverage of emotional connection), but mainstream AI companies have not universally or explicitly framed this as a core engagement strategy. · Source: Inside Grok’s pivot to porn — all in a bid to keep users hooked - The Independent (Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT) -
2026-06-18 ·
Partially Confirmed → Likely Confirmed
(glm)
AI companies have clearly introduced sexual companions to drive engagement (Grok's porn pivot 'to keep users hooked', plus the 'sexy AI girlfriends' trend), but as a forward-looking call with its 2026-2027 window still open, it stays a reversible lean rather than a terminal confirmation. · Source: Inside Grok’s pivot to porn — all in a bid to keep users hooked - The Independent (Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT) -
2026-07-10 ·
Likely Confirmed → Confirmed
(glm)
The headline treats AI girlfriends/virtual companions as an established, widespread product category — widespread enough that China is regulating them out from July 15 — which directly evidences that AI companies have already introduced such companions to drive engagement, fulfilling the prediction. · Source: Why AI Girlfriends and Virtual Companions May Become Inaccessible in China From July 15 – 7 July 2026 - heraldgoa.in (Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:02:56 GMT) -
2026-09-25 ·
Confirmed → Unverifiable
(manual)
Not a forecast (claim audit 2026-09-26, operator-approved): in the 2026-05-12 lecture Jiang described something already true or under way. The quote uses present-tense 'is proposing/turning' describing an already-occurring move by Altman, not a forecasted future development.