‘Tech people need to stop’: Startup faces backlash after suggesting its AI can save bad relationships

AI companies claim their assistants can do just about anything these days. But when it comes to dating, the technology has stayed somewhat on the sidelines—mostly helping to shape algorithms for dating apps or providing generic advice to users. Now, one AI startup is hinting that its assistant can take a more active role in relationships after all. In a now-viral video with over 3.2 million views on X, a startup called Orchid launched its flagship product: an AI personal assistant (als...