AI is the new dating dealbreaker

In San Francisco, attitudes toward artificial intelligence are increasingly shaping dating profiles and partner choices, with some people listing anti-AI sentiments on Hinge and others weighing the ethics of dating AI workers. Some AI safety researchers question whether to have children given uncertain long-term futures, while others see wealth from AI jobs as a plus, and one engineer has automated his Hinge swiping with an AI agent. A 2025 Match and Kinsey Institute survey found 26 percent of US singles use AI tools to enhance their dating experiences.