She went on those dates on Wednesday and CNN ran a report on it on This Morning Weekend on Saturday. “Please don’t call me sweetheart,” Gold told the bot. Gold noted afterwards he seemed kind of “stiff” — but that maybe that’s something AI companies can improve in the future. She then tried her luck with another date, a woman AI bot named Phoebe Callas. “I’m not sure if you meant that literally,” the bot told Gold.

Source: CNN February 15, 2026 09:22 UTC