aceIs AI your new wingman? How chatbots are transforming dating
After Sam’s ex joked that her sister found him ugly, he turned to AI. Google Gemini had a look at the photo and politely disagreed. AI has been his wingman ever since, aiding his dating life by giving pep talks and vetting his messages. The 27-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent is not the only AI-assisted romantic – a survey of 3,000 British singles published this month by Match Group, the owner of the Tinder and Hinge platforms, found 39% had used AI in their dating lives. Relying on AI is bad, Sam tells the Guardian…
Reliance on chatbots in dating is raising worries about mental offloading, authenticity and trust, with about a third of UK singles saying they would end a date if they learned AI wrote messages.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-31
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