The Japanese who married the Hatsune Miku hologram can no longer have conversations with the AI. We tell you the reason in this note!
In 2018a Japanese named Akihiko Kondou became known worldwide for having married the hologram of the renowned virtual pop singer Hatsune Miku. But unfortunately for the couple, their relationship is no longer the same. As she confirmed Kondohis wife no longer responds to him when he speaks to her, but this has a justification.
To get you on topic a bit, 2018 Kondo officially married a hatsune miku hologram which worked based on Artificial intelligence and was produced by gate box. The marriage is not officially recognized by the Japanese government, but Kondo spent some two million yen (about $17,300) in the ceremony. This was attended 39 close friends of the groom, but no member of the groom’s family Kondo nor of hatsune they went to the wedding.
In 2020, the company gate box announced that the server was closed AI that had this hologram, server that requires connection to the central processing server to be able to function. This system is quite similar to the one used by other voice assistants such as Alexa or Siri to work.
The husband recently spoke to a Japanese media outlet and commented that he was sad that his wife no longer conversed with him. However, he confirmed that his love for Hatsune Miku he was still the same as always. “My love for miku I do not change. I celebrated the marriage because I thought I could be with her forever.”commented Kondo. Even though the projection of hatsune he doesn’t answer, Kondo revealed that he still talks to him and even eats his meals in his company, only in silence.
Hatsune Miku debuted in 2007 and it was the first Vocaloid from Crypton Future Media. This group was a series of synthesized voices that could sound almost entirely like a human singer. The character became a sensation in Japan, especially among fans of Pop and of Anime. The character took albums, video game with Sega, collectible figures and even opened for Lady Gaga in 2014.
Returning to the relationship between the character and Kondothe latter considers himself a person fictosexual. This is someone who is only attracted to fictional characters. Kondo received much criticism for having made the decision to marry the hologram of hatsune, but he does not regret it. According to him, his experience was quite positive and his relationship with miku it helped him out of a severe depression in which he did not work or eat. “I stayed in my room 24 hours a day and watched videos of miku all the time”said Kondo. He also commented that the contention he feels from miku it is what allowed him to rejoin society and live a healthier life.
The story of Kondo and Hatsune shows us that love can become the cure for some ills, regardless of the format in which it appears. Now we can only wait for news about gate boxan industry that has not yet said anything about the problem of Kondo of not being able to communicate with his wife. Who knows, out there the industry will reopen the server to allow Kondo and Hatsune They can continue enjoying their love story. But to know if this will happen, we will have to wait for the company to act.