The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- John Furner
AI might slowly be taking over the world but it is still lagging behind at online dating, a study claims.
Singletons are far more likely to swipe right on a real-life profile compared to one written by ChatGPT.
The results found 36 per cent of women said ‘Yes’ on Tinder to an AI-generated male but this rose to almost 64 per cent who did so for genuine life details.
But it was far closer for men, who swiped right for 46 per cent of AI summaries and 54 per cent of those written by humans.
Alex Limanowka, a relationship coach and psychotherapist, said: ‘This gender disparity suggests that men often rely more on photos and may swipe right without reading the woman’s profile.’
Singletons are far more likely to swipe right on a real-life profile compared to one written by ChatGPT (Stock)
The data found that 36 per cent of women said ‘Yes’ on Tinder to an AI-generated male but this rose to almost 64 per cent who did so for genuine life details (Stock)
She insists the impact of AI is increasing on dating apps, where it is being used to generate personal information and edit pictures.
But she admitted the experiment showed humans still had the upper hand over chatbots as they would invariably provide more original answers.
With users being drawn to distinctive personalities, she added: ‘AI might produce perfectly correct descriptions but it cannot capture the essence of human uniqueness.’
One in four of those who got engaged or had a wedding recently first met online, according to a survey of 5,000 couples.
Further research suggests that marriages from dating apps may be less likely to end in divorce.
The experiment, by gambling platform Mecca Games, used Tinder profiles contributed by volunteers.
Human biographies tended to have more original answers, citing specific passions and giving more personal detail while the AI-generated ones were more vague, with generic phrases that read more like a job letter.
