AI, It's Me

From using ChatGPT to talk to a match to fighting bots, what is the impact of AI on apps and the dating scene today?

- SAMREEN TUNGEKAR

“Have you ever used ChatGPT to talk to your matches?” a Reddit user enquires. “Saw a profile the other day on Hinge where she responded to the ‘I recently discovered that’ prompt with ‘it’s a lot easier keeping up with all my conversations if I use ChatGPT’. Haven’t been that angry in a long time,” replies one user.

“Used it for my bio lol,” says another.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, so far was always used by the app’s side of things to enhance user engagement. But thanks to AI chat platforms, the already-daunting task of finding love online has been further complicated, as people have found their way to these tools to write the perfect opening line, their bios, and even their messages. The idea of a profile on a dating app is about giving someone a peek into your personality – however dull, cool, or plain Jane that might be. The whole purpose of being ‘who you are’ is royally lost with these tools, yet some might argue that it could give an introvert or someone not too good with their words a chance to express themselves better.