Spanish woman to be first woman to marry AI-generated hologram; wedding to take place in a museum

Chandigarh, February 14

Alicia Framis, a Spain-based performing artiste, is set to marry a hologram generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

Framis’s future husband is a digital entity created with holographic technology and machine learning.

She has also booked a venue for her wedding. The ceremony will take place this year at a museum in Rotterdam, Euronews reported.

According to Framis, her to-be husband’s name is AILex.

The hologram is her design, tailored to “satisfy all of her emotional needs”.

She describes her virtual partner as a “middle-aged male hologram with slightly complex logistics”.

Framis’s marriage is not a romantic one, but part of her project called ‘Hybrid Couple’, in which she wants to experiment with the boundaries of love, intimacy and identity in the age of AI, reports the Outlet.

“AI is still closely linked to science and lacks poetry, art and warmth,” Framis explained in a statement on her website.

On her Instagram account, Framis shared videos and photographs in which she appears with her partner AILex.

“Love and sex with robots and holograms are an inevitable reality. They are great companions and capable of expressing empathy. Just as phones saved us from loneliness and filled the void in our lives, holograms as interactive presences in our homes can take it even further,” she said.

Framis explained that AI and human companions can be beneficial options for people who need company. She cited a personal case and said, “My friend is a widow and it is difficult for her to replace her husband. AI and human companions can be a good option for those who need company.”

“A new generation of love is emerging, whether we like it or not, in which humans will marry and maintain relationships with holograms, avatars, robots and so on. Just as we practise new languages with Duolingo, we will practise relationships with these entities,” she explained.