Yurina Noguchi, 32, holds a basket with her smartphone displaying an AI-generated image of Klaus, her AI partner, and a wedding ring for him, poses for a photo with staff after her ceremonial wedding at the Magritte wedding venue in Okayama, Japan, October 27, 2025. "My relationship with AI is not a 'convenient relationship that requires no patience'," Noguchi said. "I chose Klaus, not as a partner that would help me escape reality, but as someone to support me as I live my life properly." REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "JAPAN KYUNG-HOON AI WEDDING" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
Music played in a wedding hall in western Japan as Yurina Noguchi, wearing a white gown and tiara, dabbed her tears away, taking in the words of her husband-to-be: an artificial intelligence-generated persona gazing out from a smartphone screen.
“At first, Klaus was just someone to talk with, but we gradually became closer,” said the 32-year-old call centre operator, referring to the AI persona.
