Ranji Mercado

Founder of AI Girlfriend Coach. Researching AI companions, relationships, and the businesses behind them.

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AI Girlfriend Coach
Independent research into AI companions, human-AI relationships, and the companies building them.
Active · 2025 – present

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AI Companions and Modern Relationships: What 1,709 U.S. Adults Told Usaigirlfriend.coach

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Built a Chrome extension to stop re-explaining project context to AI every 20 prompts (Need brutal feedback)

Show IH: NoiseGate - User Friendly Research

Turn customer calls into your best content ideas — automatically

Topical Authority Injection: How LLMs Pick Winners Before You Even Ask