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Spike Jonze’s 2013 film Her– in which Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) falls for Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), an artificially intelligent operating system–felt like sci-fi at the time. A decade later, it’s starting to look more like a mood board.

According to AI relationship app EVA AI, nearly one in three men and one in four women under 30 say they’ve interacted with AI companions. They swap stories, share secrets, and build emotional connections. The only thing missing? An actual, in-person date.

This December, EVA AI is setting out to change that with what it’s calling the world’s first AI dating café in NYC.

EVA Café

EVA Café is a pop-up in New York City designed for people to enjoy a romantic date…with their phones.

Billed as the first-ever offline space where pe

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