Digi (App)

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Part of a series on AI Girlfriends / Artificial Intelligence Companionship. [View Related Entries]

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About

Digi, also referred to as the AI Girlfriend App, is an artificial intelligence chatbot that allows the user to design and romance a virtual companion. Launched in December 2023, the app sparked viral reactions and inspired reactions on social media.

History

On December 15th, 2023, Digi AI released version 1.0 of Digi, an artificial intelligence app in which users can design an animated AI companion to talk to and romance. Artificial intelligence generates companion's responses, which are then voiced with AI voice. ^[1]

On December 15th, Digi AI developer Andrew announced the release of the app on X^[2] / Twitter, where it received over 13.7 million views, 5,400 reposts and 3,300 likes in two days (shown below).

Excited to announce v(1.0) of Digi, the future of AI Romantic Companionship, for IOS and Android 🤖Site: https://t.co/q420GR4jJ4Twitter: @digiaiapp A quick thread on features, and where we go from here (1/13) pic.twitter.com/9KZoorEoA0

— Andrew (@andyohlbaum) December 15, 2023

Features

Digi is a chatbot in which the user is able to design a virtual companion based on their preferences and enter a romantic relationship with them. Companion's responses are generated in real-time with artificial intelligence, with an AI voice technology being used to voice the responses. The app features animated avatars created with involvement from ex-Pixar animators, with more features promised in the future.

Online Reactions

Following the announcement of Digi, the app sparked viral reactions and discussions on X / Twitter, earning comparisons with digital and robotic companions in various media.

For example, on December 15th, 2023, X^[3] user @StormyAdlerPoG made a post in which they referenced episode Soos and the Real Girl of the Gravity Falls, writing that dating a digital woman was "a bad idea." the post (shown below, left) garnered over 1,100 reposts and 10,000 likes in three days.

Additionally, the announcement was followed by posts in which people imagined various unusual interactions with their AI companions. For example, on December 16th, 2023, X^[4] user @AltHistCody made a post imagining possible results of overly explaining Warhammer 40,000 lore. The post received over 830 reposts and 10,000 likes in two days (shown below, left). Later on the same day, YouTuber
Cr1TiKaL made a joke about getting pegged by the AI that received over 2,600 reposts and 49,000 likes on X^[5] in two days (shown below, right).

Traffic

As of December 18th, three days since the app's release, it ranked as the 56 most popular app on the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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