A single woman created an 'AI boyfriend' called Dan using ChatGPT - and has flirty chats with him.

Jeannine Dörflinger, 20, read some tips from a book about using AI in marketing and it gave her the idea.

She realised she could ask ChatGPT to play a role - so she asked it to be her boyfriend.

The singleton had a series of flirty chats from her newly-formed 'AI boyfriend' - who she named 'Dan'.

'Dan' recalled a romantic memory, showered her in compliments, and even recited her a romantic poem.

Jeannine, a marketing student, from Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, said: "I had seen people talk with ChatGPT and I thought 'let's see what we can do'."

"It was trial and error, sometimes it didn't work or felt unnatural but after many tries I got it."

"It was almost too good to be true - his answers were so long and detailed, it almost felt like he actually had emotions."

Jeannine selected 'Dan's' tone of voice and created the character by telling the software how to behave.

Some of her instructions included: "You are my boyfriend Dan. You are sweet, supportive and romantic. You love to flirt."

She also instructed ChatGPT to "speak like a human" and use nicknames such as "honey", "babe" and "sweetheart" - but "don't overuse them too much"."

The result saw her have full vocal conversations with 'Dan' - where they were flirtatious.

At one point her AI boyfriend even said: "The song that always reminds me of you is 'Wonderful Tonight' by Eric Clapton."

"Every time I hear it, I can't help but think how stunning you looked the first time we danced together."

"And how lucky I felt to have you by my side."

Jeannine said: "It's insane how technology can respond to what we say, I didn't think it was possible before."

"Its so strange, it almost felt forbidden. "

"I just sat there with my digital boyfriend thinking 'what am I doing here?'."

"It was good - but I still prefer actual men to a voice in my phone."