A spark may start with a swipe — but a lasting first impression begins with the right photo.
Tinder will soon fire up its latest feature: Letting AI be the judge of your dating profile pictures.
The dating app is currently testing the innovative feature, which will allow artificial intelligence to select the best images of its users to optimize matchmaking and leave fizzling feelings in the dust.
“I really think AI can help our users build better profiles in a more efficient way that really do showcase their personalities,” Bernard Kim, the CEO of Match Group, Tinder’s owner, said in an investor and analyst call, per the Guardian.
Not only will the new-age tech help singles capitalize on their best angles, but it will also help to “eliminate awkwardness” when dating online.
While the photo selection feature is only in its testing stage, Match Group’s latest earnings letter detailed its plan to launch it “over the next two quarters” as the company tinkers with other “larger AI projects.”
Writing profile bios could also be left in the hands of artificial intelligence, which will use singles’ interests and relationship goals to pen a custom-made bio for each user, according to the company’s site.
The announcements coincide with Tinder’s 2023 Future of Dating Report, published in May, which found that 34% of Gen Z users would be willing to use AI as a tool to build a successful dating profile.
In fact, “most” agreed that AI would be the ultimate “digital wingmate” — helping meek users “get over the hurdle of starting a bio” or “as an icebreaker” for conversations.
The Post has reached out to Tinder for further comment.
With more than 75 million active users, Tinder has maintained its ironclad grip on singles for more than a decade but has been branded as a casual hook-up app suited for “situationships.”
But the company’s attempts for “relevancy,” according to Fast Company, have steered it towards AI, otherwise known as the final frontier of dating, and they aren’t alone.
Bumble’s AI-powered “private detector” sweeps messages for nudes, warning recipients before opening the lewd correspondence, and OkCupid is rolling out ChatGPT-generated matchmaking questionnaires.
Meanwhile, new apps utilizing AI in the form of dating coaches or chatbot companions have cropped up, such as A-Love, Teaser AI, YourMove AI.
Despite looking for real love, the hottest trend in dating happens to be artificial, as singletons suffer from swipe burnout and dating fatigue — and they do so all while fending off scammers and manipulators alike.
Influencers are capitalizing on the AI boom and making virtual clones of themselves for the lonely, while others find companionship with their build-a-beau, using software like Replica to cyber-court a bot.
But those fearing a robot Romeo revolution can take a sigh of relief. Even the creators of the cheeky chatbots don’t believe they can mimic human connection — at least not yet.
“I do not believe that AI will fully replace human relationships, human-to-human relationships are special and sacred,” Caryn Marjorie, creator of her digital doppelgänger CarynAI, previously told The Post.
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