Zach Braff Denies Dating AI Chatbot Rumors

Actor Zach Braff has publicly denied rumors that he is in a romantic relationship with an artificial intelligence chatbot, attributing the speculation to a storyline in an upcoming episode of the rebooted medical comedy series Scrubs.

The 50-year-old actor addressed the claims on his Instagram Stories after a clip from a December 2025 episode of the podcast I Need You Guys resurfaced online and went viral. The podcast, hosted by comedians Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri with guest Kumail Nanjiani, featured Silvestri sharing unverified Hollywood gossip about an unnamed well-known actor involved with an AI chatbot. Silvestri described the individual as "as near A-list as TV can get you" and said the actor brought the chatbot to events and showed some self-awareness about the unusual arrangement, adding, "Sorry that you're not on board with the future." He texted the name to his co-hosts and Nanjiani privately, prompting laughter and reactions such as Nanjiani's "Perfect, perfect, perfect. It's so funny, but it's so good" and Slate's "Oh my god, this is not—we can't put this on our podcast."

The clip initially circulated quietly on TikTok, where viewers in comments...