"Too soon, too much": AI to educate men on dating platform
On Tinder, Hinge & Co., AI is supposed to recognize messages from men who go "too far, too soon" – Another request is intended to make you think again.
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The company Match wants to use artificial intelligence to ensure that overly sexualized messages are not sent unchanged. The user should then receive an indication as to whether they really want to send them, reports the Financial Times. The company behind Tinder and Hinge wants to encourage men in particular to behave better in the dating process.
"For men in particular, a big part of our security concept is focused on changing behavior so that we can make dating experiences safer and more respectful," Yoel Roth, Head of Security, is quoted as saying by the Financial Times. Internally, according to Roth, these messages are referred to as "too much, too soon" and are intended to make users reconsider their decision to send such a message. According to the company, a fifth of people do this when they receive such a message.
The AI function is an innovation that various dating apps have introduced in response to falling user numbers. You also have the option of letting AI help you design your profile. By selecting photos or writing texts. The decline in user numbers came mainly with the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
A third would like AI as a helper
According to a representative survey conducted by Bitkom in 2024, almost a third of users would like to receive advice from AI when dating with apps. 32% assume that AI can also help them find a partner more quickly. 31% would even trust it more than their own family when choosing a partner.
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"AI can improve the online dating experience, for example by finding particularly suitable matches, identifying fake profiles or providing suggestions for communication," says Jana Moritz, an expert at the digital association Bitkom. Another survey also revealed that one in five users use AI for chatting on dating platforms. This can be both built-in functions and other apps such as ChatGPT.
Better offline than online
Even though more than half of people have already used a dating app and 63% say that flirting is easier for them online, 78% still prefer to meet their partner in the traditional way. This was the result of another Bitkom survey. At the same time, 60 percent of users are interested in a long-term relationship and 62 percent believe they can also find true love there.
(tlz)
