My date used AI to psychologically profile me. Is that OK?

Large language models are unaware of the offline context that sensitive information might be employed in.

- Jemima Kelly

Anyone who has swum in the murky pool that is online dating knows it can sometimes be a grim place. It is wise, therefore, to carry out a spot of due diligence before turning up somewhere to meet a stranger from the internet, who may or may not be a jerk, energy vampire or indeed a fictional character created by a disgruntled former flame. I, alas, have personal experience of all three.

But a recent date took this idea and really ran with it. Not only had he googled me before our first encounter, but he had also asked ChatGPT's new "deep research" tool to, well, deep-research me, and come up with a psychological profile. An eight-page psychological profile.

"Kelly comes across as intellectually curious, independent-minded, and courageous in her convictions... which suggests a high degree of self-confidence and integrity," said The Machine. "Her humorous anecdotes about her own gaffes betray a lack of ego and an ability to laugh at herself... Psychologically, one might describe Kelly as a sceptic with a conscience."

All nice enough. But I'm not sure it quite captures how I might feel and behave in a dating context. Does The Machine believe that there is no more to me than the opinions I have expressed publicly?