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Tell us: have you used AI to help with online dating?

The Guardian — Tech · · International · AI Governance

A news outlet is soliciting reader accounts of using AI tools in online dating, including help writing messages and getting social coaching. The call-out aims to map how widely and in what ways people are turning to AI for romantic or social guidance.

Why this matters: Dating apps already collect some of the most personal data people generate. Add AI into the conversation and you have tools reading your messages, modeling your personality, and coaching your relationships. Most people using these features have not thought hard about where that data goes or who can see it. The intimacy of the context makes the privacy stakes higher than most people assume.

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