The Verge · 6 Nov 2026
AI is the new dating dealbreaker
When Irene moved to San Francisco last year, she started using dating apps as a way to meet new people, get to know her new city, and connect with others who care about the things she does. After the 25-year-old analyst downloaded Hinge and started swiping, she noticed a trend. “Hinge has a prompt where you can say, ‘We’ll get along if”,” she recalls. “Sometimes people will be like, ‘Fuck AI.’”
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