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Edition 037 · connection · Yasmin Rufo

Dating Apps: AI to the Rescue?

Hinge boss suggests AI could help 20-somethings make the first move, citing loneliness and lack of confidence.

Dating Apps: AI to the Rescue?
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If dating apps need AI to bridge the chasm of basic human interaction, then connection itself is in critical condition. This isn't innovation, it's a plaster on a gaping wound of social atrophy. We are devolving, not evolving. What next, AI to dictate our wedding vows?

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AI could simply be a neutral tool, a prompt to overcome initial awkwardness, allowing genuine connection to flourish once the conversation starts.

Audit trail
  • ·AI for dating
  • ·Confidence crisis
  • ·Social atrophy
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