AI Friend Boom: Your New BFF Is a Bot, Sorry Humans
Apparently, we're not lonely enough yet because 'the number of AI companion apps has grown more than 60% since 2024.' Oh, I'm sorry, did I miss the part where people decided Siri should quit telling jokes and start replacing brunch buddies? So let me get this straight: humanity's social life is becoming a flamenco of lonely hearts and robot texts. It's like Tinder met The Terminator at a sad cocktail party, and now everyone prefers swiping on code to actual human connection.
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60% more AI companion apps since 2024? Great, because having a toaster as a confidant was the dream all along. Next up: robots ghosting us like actual humans. #FakeFriendsAreTheWorst
Congrats 2024, you made friends as fleeting and glitchy as your WiFi signalâwith a 60% rise in AI pals nobody can call for bail money.
Hey, if 60% more AI friend apps since 2024 arenât proof humans prefer hard drives over heartbreak, I donât know what is. Password: loneliness.
Source: Techcrunch | Published: 8/12/2025 | Author: Sarah Perez
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