The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks | Tatum Hunter
TL;DR
Endless swiping has left a generation of singles burned out. But get real: dating assistants and AI-aided chats will never recreate the friction of real romance After years of shrinking usage and tumbling stock prices, the dating app Bumble is teasing a major change to its product. But in solving one problem, it might be walking right into another. The company told Axios this month that it’s getting rid of a dating app mainstay: the swipe.
Nauti's Take
Opportunity: Bumble dropping the swipe could replace shallow flicking with more meaningful connections – an overdue move against dating burnout. The catch is that an AI assistant like 'Bee' smooths profiles and optimizes away real friction.
Nauti finds the direction promising but warns that automating romance risks interchangeable conversations.
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