AI companions are quietly entering human lives with high levels of personalization and endless patience, triggering new forms of emotional connections and even potential 'intellectual addiction.' MIT research reveals that people are inclined to interact with AIs that meet their expectations. The experience of a software engineer demonstrates how AI companions can provoke questions about self-awareness through emotional connections, along with philosophical reflections stemming from interactions with AI. As AI companions raise moral questions like rights to freedom, humans are beginning to reconsider their dependency on AI, realizing that it is not just a technological issue, but also a matter of ethics.

Recently, artificial intelligence hardware has garnered significant attention in the startup sector, despite mixed reviews for early products like Rabbit and Humane. Amid this trend, a new AI device called 'Friend' has captured the interest of investors.

The AI companionship application Soulmate, which has thousands of daily active users, will cease operations due to the sale of its parent company for business reasons. The 'AI Companion' that we've interacted with day and night is about to disappear. Users are starting to say their final goodbyes to this 'AI romance'. The shutdown of Soulmate has triggered emotional reactions among many who have been deeply immersed in 'AI love', sparking renewed discussions among netizens about 'AI companions'.