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ChatGPT, Claude Infiltrate Dating Apps by Helping Singles Flirt With Matches
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Consumer Tech Dating Apps Have a Growing AI ‘Chatfishing’ Problem Singles are outsourcing chats to ChatGPT and Claude, complicating how romantic connections begin Breeanna Dobson, a 27-year-old parks and recreation worker from Williamsburg, Virginia, initially had a good feeling about the man she’d started messaging on Hinge. His profile seemed naturally written, as if he wasn’t trying too hard, and they had some interests in common. But after a few exchanges, something felt off.
Consumer Tech
Dating Apps Have a Growing AI ‘Chatfishing’ Problem
Singles are outsourcing chats to ChatGPT and Claude, complicating how romantic connections begin
Breeanna Dobson, a 27-year-old parks and recreation worker from Williamsburg, Virginia, initially had a good feeling about the man she’d started messaging on Hinge. His profile seemed naturally written, as if he wasn’t trying too hard, and they had some interests in common.
But after a few exchanges, something felt off. His responses were both unusually polished and sprinkled with cliches. For instance, he told her that she had what he called “makes a playlist for every life moment” energy. The strange remark made her think she was flirting with an artificial intelligence chatbot.