Caryn Marjorie charged $1 a minute to talk to Caryn AI, marketing it as "your virtual girlfriend." ABC News

Snapchat influencer Caryn Marjorie arrives at the ABC News headquarters in New York City carrying a shopping bag from Apple. She pulls out a brand-new iPhone and turns it on, confirming there are no messages, no missed calls, no notifications. "Do you want to see a magic trick?" she asks.

Marjorie's team leaks the iPhone's number to her most loyal fans on social media, and suddenly the room fills with the sound of "dings." In 10 minutes, she has over 2,000 text messages from her mostly male followers, expressing their adoration. She tries her best to respond, but the messages keep coming.

It's this level of fandom that led the 25-year-old – who uses the handle @CutieCaryn – to

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