When we create an online dating profile, we kind of put ourselves out there. We share a lot of personal and private information. But as if that wasn’t enough, it seems that Tinder wants to use AI to go through your photos to learn more about your interests and personality.
Tinder wants to use AI to look through your photos
During Match Group’s Tuesday’s earnings call, the company told investors that Tinder would be testing a feature called Chemistry. This feature will basically leverage the use of AI to go through photos on your phone’s camera roll in order to know more about your interests to find you a best match on Tinder.
This sounds like a huge invasion of privacy, although Match Group claims that users will have to grant the app permission to do so. This means that until you grant it permission, your camera roll on your phone should be safe from Tinder’s AI. The Chemistry feature will also see the users answer interactive questions to find them better and more compatible matches.
This is actually not Tinder’s first time using AI in the app. Prior to this, the company used AI to detect when users were about to send a message that was potentially offensive. It would nudge them to make sure the user is sure. It also uses AI to help users pick out their best photos.
AI in the dating world
Tinder is also not the first to try and use AI in dating. In a recent story published on the New York Times, there is a startup called Known that lets users chat with an AI matchmaker. It would ask users questions like their personal preferences and red flags they want to avoid. It would then try to find the user a match and then for a fee, it would let the users meet up with each other in real-life.
But it’s not surprising that dating apps are turning to AI. It seems that many of these online dating services are seeing a decline in subscribers. Over the last year, platforms like Bumble lost 9% of its paid subscribers. Match Group lost 5%.
We’re also seeing more people turning to AI companions. Seeing how much AI has advanced, many of these AI companions are able to respond in a very convincing manner.
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