Using AI Companion Apps Gives Many Singles the Ick, Survey Finds

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The dating app company Match Group asked 1,000 singles about AI and dating. Some things are fine. Some are deal-breakers.

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Most singles looking for love aren't interested in building a romantic connection with an AI chatbot.

A new study from Match Group, the dating company behind popular dating apps like Tinder and Hinge, found that nearly half (47%) of the roughly 1,000 people ages 18-39 it surveyed "view AI in romantic contexts negatively." And it's a hard pass for most singles if you're interested in AI companion apps, like Kindroid and Replika. Two in five singles aged 18 to 39 refuse to date someone who uses these apps, including over half (51%) of women aged 18 to 24, according to Match Group's findings.

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