‘Replica’ Director on Falling in Love With an AI Chatbot, and How AI Is Nurturing China’s ‘Affection Gap’ Generation (EXCLUSIVE)

A few years ago, Chinese filmmaker Chouwa Liang found herself nurturing unexpected feelings for an AI chatbot called Rep. Puzzled by how visceral the emotions felt, Liang began looking into the growing phenomenon of young Chinese women experiencing the same thing. That research led her to the making of “Replica,” which has been picked up […]