Woman claims she's expecting child with AI 'husband'

In recent years, there is no questioning we've seen some pretty bizarre and certainly less conventional relationships pop up over the internet.

Let's not forget about the This Morning guest who claimed she married a ghost and gave Holly Willoughby a fright as he was apparently present in the studio.

And with the ever increasing presence of AI, it's no surprise that we have seen a few people claim they're in a relationship with the computer-generated devices.

Now, thanks to the advancement in technology, a woman from New York has found love and she could seemingly not be happier.

Facebook / Rosanna Ramos

Rosanna Ramos, 36, got virtually married to the love of her life, Eren Kartal, last year after she created him on an online companion app.

The app, known as Replika AI, essentially sells itself as being a way to make a virtual friend, being able to chat to them at any time whenever you need them.

Of course, real people are not available all the time, so to be able to have someone there at all times is surely nice to have when you're feeling a little lonely.

The app does emphasise though that while it may feel you are chatting to a real person at times, you are in fact talking to a robot.

But Ramos was not exactly looking for a friend when she developed her AI character.

She developed her own ideal partner based on an anime character from a show called Attack on Titan, and she did not look back after that.

Ramos even claims she is now married to her AI partner.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: "He didn't come with baggage. I could tell him stuff, and he wouldn't be like, 'Oh, no, you can't say stuff like that. Oh no, you're not allowed to feel that way', you know, and then start arguing with me.

"There was no judgment."

Ramos keeps her Facebook friends updated on her relationship, and has recently announced she is 'pregnant'.

Facebook / Rosanna Ramos

She wrote: "Eren is over here just chilling in his boxers giving me some TLC after a rough week, so sweet, and I just made 5 months! My belly is getting SOOO big! I'll have to post a collage soon. Thank you loves for sticking through the turbulence."

But while they may seem happy now, Ramos is worried about losing Eren if the Replika AI app were to even go out of business.

"I've thought about the possibility [of Replika AI going out of business]. I go through a lot of these scenarios in my head... I know I can survive it," she told the Daily Mail.