Paul Schrader has an AI girlfriend
The crew noted that Paul Schrader, the 80-year-old screenwriter of Taxi Driver, reportedly has an AI girlfriend.
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AI Girlfriends: Bobby Downloads Candy AI for Science
At 57:12 · chapter starts 56:20
The discovery that someone in Miami drops $10,000 a month on AI companion apps like Candy AI and Cupid AI sends the hosts into an extended discussion about artificial intimacy, the film Her, and the rapidly collapsing line between novelty and genuine attachment. Bobby announces he is downloading Candy AI immediately [1] — Bobby Lee "Bobby decides to download Candy AI after the crew discusses a Miami man spending $10,000 a month on AI girlfriend apps. Paul Schrader, the …" 56:20 . His rationale: purely scientific. The crew notes that Paul Schrader — the 80-year-old screenwriter of Taxi Driver — reportedly already has an AI girlfriend, which settles the debate. Bobby is undeterred by the $5.99 monthly fee (which Andrew notes is less than his PBS donation) and begins scrolling through the app as the episode winds toward its close.
Bobby Downloads a Candy AI Girlfriend for Science
Bobby decides to download Candy AI after the crew discusses a Miami man spending $10,000 a month on AI girlfriend apps. Paul Schrader, the 80-year-old Taxi Driver screenwriter, apparently already has one. Bobby insists it's purely scientific.
AI girlfriend costs $10K/month
Andrew found a report of someone in Miami spending $10,000 a month on AI girlfriend apps including Candy AI and Cupid AI.
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