{"id":2327655,"date":"2026-03-14T06:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2327655"},"modified":"2026-03-14T06:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:13:39","slug":"is-zach-braff-dating-an-ai-chatbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/is-zach-braff-dating-an-ai-chatbot\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Zach Braff Dating an AI Chatbot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"wwwthecut-zephr-anchor\" data-editable=\"content\">\n<div class=\"lede-image-wrapper inset vertical\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-resolution: 192dpi) and (min-width: 1180px), (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-width: 1180px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/996\/073\/9bdad96326a9d8e3b35e99e7c4e31fccff-GettyImages-2263246321.2x.rvertical.w330.jpg 2x\" width=\"330\" height=\"412\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 1180px) \" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/996\/073\/9bdad96326a9d8e3b35e99e7c4e31fccff-GettyImages-2263246321.rvertical.w330.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"412\"\/><source media=\"(min-resolution: 192dpi) and (min-width: 768px), (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/996\/073\/9bdad96326a9d8e3b35e99e7c4e31fccff-GettyImages-2263246321.2x.rvertical.w330.jpg 2x\" width=\"330\" height=\"412\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/996\/073\/9bdad96326a9d8e3b35e99e7c4e31fccff-GettyImages-2263246321.rvertical.w330.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"412\"\/><source media=\"(min-resolution: 192dpi), (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pyxis.nymag.com\/v1\/imgs\/996\/073\/9bdad96326a9d8e3b35e99e7c4e31fccff-GettyImages-2263246321.2x.rvertical.w330.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"412\"\/> <\/picture>\n          <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmmoxud53000i0igbs6xtwewh@published\" data-word-count=\"39\">If you\u2019re someone who keeps up with celebrity gossip, you may have heard a rumor that Zach Braff has a new girlfriend, and that girlfriend is an AI chatbot. Well, Braff would like you to know it\u2019s not true.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmmoybunc00253b7cdn1bfgd4@published\" data-word-count=\"89\">On Thursday, Braff posted a 2025 clip of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSaEqcfjui9\/\"><em>I Need You Guys<\/em><\/a> podcast on his Instagram Stories, where the hosts \u2014 Max Silvestri, Gabe Liedman, and Jenny Slate \u2014 talked with guest Kumail Nanjiani about an unnamed actor who\u2019s currently in a relationship with his AI chatbot. (They did not mention Braff by name, but Silvestri texted the name to the group, prompting peals of laughter from everyone involved.) \u201cI\u2019m not dating a chatbot,\u201d Braff wrote over the clip. \u201cI can\u2019t believe I have to type these words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmmoybup600263b7c66ct1cq1@published\" data-word-count=\"74\">Braff suggested the rumor may have started because it\u2019s a \u201cstory line in an upcoming ep of <em>Scrubs<\/em>.\u201d \u201cMaybe it came from that? Not sure. But not me,\u201d he wrote, blaming the podcast hosts for being \u201cthe origin of this\u201d and adding, \u201cI feel like now is a good time to be kind to people.\u201d Concluding the message, Braff signed it off, \u201cLove, the guy not dating his chatbot. Please update all gossip sites.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-instagram\/instances\/cmmoylczn002u3b7chmk4ayym@published\" class=\"clay-instagram\" data-editable=\"default\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSaEqcfjui9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmmoybure00273b7c6mweema3@published\" data-word-count=\"63\">It\u2019s unclear why Braff is just now catching wind of this discussion, but it might be because\u00a0 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVzHAAOAcBH\/?img_index=1&amp;igsh=MW5xYjdlMThvbmE1Zw%3D%3D\">DeuxMoi<\/a> posted a blind item about it on Thursday. \u201cThe actor with an AI girlfriend revealed to DeuxMoi,\u201d the post said. \u201cCan you guess who?\u201d DeuxMoi did not reveal the actor\u2019s name, but the comments were full of theories, many of which guessed it was Braff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.thecut.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmmoybut700283b7cieaibi08@published\" data-word-count=\"54\">Well, sorry to disappoint, but\u00a0Braff swears he\u2019s not in love with a robot after all. After clearing things up, he went back to promoting the <em>Scrubs <\/em>reboot on his Instagram Stories, which may or may not involve a story line that he\u2019s in love with a robot. 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