10th, THAT IS DAYLIGHT SAVING SIMPLY EXPLAINED. >> SIMPLY EXPLAINED, OUR THANKS TO ZINHLE ESSAMUAH FOR THAT. >>> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS IN MORE AND MORE THESE DAYS, AND NOW A.I. VERSIONS ON DATING APPS CAN MEET VIRTUALLY. >> WE HAVE HEARD IT ALL. >> VALERIE CASTRO SPOKE TO SOME PEOPLE WHO USE THE A.I. DRIVEN DATING APPS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AND HOW IT HELPED THEM FIND LOVE. WHAT DID THE PEOPLE TELL YOU? >> I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY. THERE IS A SURPRISE ABOUT THE COUPLE WE INTERVIEWED IN THE MOMENT, BUT THEY SAY THEY WERE BORED AND TIRED OF THE DATING APPS, AND THEY DECIDED TO TRY A.I., AND NOW THEY ARE TRUE BELIEVERS. >> Reporter: ARTIFICIA

INTELLIGENCE NOW TAKING SOME OF THE GUESSWORK OUT OF DATING, USING HOW YOU SPEAK AND HOW YOU LOOK TO ZERO IN ON THE PERFECT MATCH. I FOCUS ON TRUE ATTRACTION, THE MAGICAL SPARK YOU FEEL WHEN MEETING SOMEONE SPECIAL, REPORTER: IRIS DATING USES THE SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL ATTRACTION, THE TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY MOMENT WHEN YOU SPOT THE POTENTIAL MATE. IT IS AN INSTINCTUAL REACTION, AN ATTRACTION IS PRESENT, ALMOST NOTHING ELSE MATTERS, REPORTER: THE A.I. ALGORITHM USES STOCK PHOTOS TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE. I WILL SHOW YOU RANDOM PHOTOS, RATE AS LIKE OR PASS, REPORTER: THEN IT PREDICTS WHO YOU MAY MATCH WITH AFTER LEARNING YOUR PREFERENCES. IT CURRENTLY HAS 3,000 USERS. FOR BLAKE AND MARIA, THESE PROFILE PICTURES SEALED THE

DEAL. IT WAS AN INSTANT MATCH, WHICH MEANS I ALREADY LIKED HIM. IT TOOK ONE DAY, THAT'S ALL IT TOOK. I FOUND THE PERSON THAT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT. Reporter: THAT WAS THREE YEARS AGO. NOW THEY ARE MARRIED AND PARENTS TO BABY CONNOR. ONCE YOU SET YOUR PREFERENCES, IT IS PRETTY ACCURATE. IT GIVES YOU SOME OPTIONS. WHY NOT TRY IT. Reporter: ANOTHER APP VOLAR, WITH ABOUT 2,000 USERS, COMPILES THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE TO FIND YOUR PARTNER. BUT THE FIRST DATE IS NOT BETWEEN YOU AND THE PERSON, IT IS YOUR A.I VERSION. IT CREATES AN A.I VERSION OF YOU THAT WILL GO ON DATES WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S A.I.s. Reporter: THEY ARE HOPING IT CUTS OUT THE AWKWARD GETTING TO KNOW YOU PHASE. IT TRIES TO ACT LIKE YOU ARE.

ARE YOU MORE CASUAL, DO YOU US ABBREVIATIONS. AFTER THAT, IT IS UP TO YOU. >> Reporter: A SURVEY OF 5,000 SINGLES AGES 18 TO 42 FOUND THAT 72% AGREE THAT WHILE A.I. CAN BE HELPFUL IN DATING APPS, THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR HUMAN CONNECTION. >> WHAT WERE TRADITIONAL DATING APPS MISSING THAT YOU THOUGHT A.I. SHOULD HAVE A ROLE IN? >> I THINK THE EMPHASIS WAS ON PHOTOS, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT WHAT IT IS MISSING IS REAL CHEMISTRY. >> Reporter: THE MATCHMAKER MAY BE ARTIFICIAL, BUT THE OUTCOME FOR SOME, REAL-LIFE GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS. >> WOW, AND THEY HAVE A BABY NOW. >> BOTH OF THESE APPS ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD. YOU CAN PAY FOR DIFFERENT FEATURES. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT TAKES A REAL PERSON TO TALK TO.

TOGETHER REAL PERSON. THE CREATORS SAY IT IS CUTTING OUT SOME OF THE IN BETWEEN AWKWARD PHASE. VOLAR DOES THE BLIND DATE FOR YOU. >> BUT HE IS ASSUMING THAT THE INITIAL ATTRACTION SUSTAINS IT. >> THAT IS ON IRIS. >> HE SAID IT IS IN OUR DNA THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE HAVE A MAGICAL SPARK AND THAT'S ALL IT TAKES. >> I WOULD

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