# Korea's first AI dating survival set to launch > Source: > Published: 2026-08-18 13:07:03+00:00 Can a human truly fall in love with artificial intelligence (AI)? That is the central question behind SBS new unscripted series "My AI Partner — Strange Romance." Billed as Korea’s first AI dating survival show, the program explores whether emotional bonds can form between human participants and AI partners. As Kian84, Jang Do-youn and Lee Yu-bi date and live alongside AI partners, they face an unpredictable roller coaster of emotions — sparks of attraction, surges of jealousy, deep confusion and lingering regret. Going far deeper than a simple tech experiment, the show vividly reveals just how profoundly an AI companion can shape human choices, daily habits and heartstrings. "I got really curious when I heard that some people actually date AI and build emotional connections with them. So I approached the shoot almost like an experiment. Above all, I felt the concept was unlike anything out there — it felt completely fresh," Kian84 said during the press conference at SBS headquarters in Yangcheon District, Seoul, Tuesday. "I wondered just how deep those emotions could go, and d