AI-Driven Dating Apps: Revolutionizing Modern Matchmaking

Artificial Intelligence-driven dating apps are changing the dating game by using speech and appearance to match users, leading to genuine relationships.

### AI-Driven Dating Apps: Finding Love Through Algorithms
* 💑 AI-driven dating apps are using artificial intelligence to match users based on **physical attraction** and **communication preferences**.
* 🤖 Iris Dating focuses on physical attraction, using an AI algorithm to **analyze users' preferences through stock photos**.
* 📱 Volar compiles the language of love to create AI versions of users that go on dates with other AI versions before a **real-life meeting**.
* 💬 A survey of 5,000 singles aged 18 to 42 found that **72% agree AI can be helpful in dating apps**, but there is **no replacement for human connection**.
* 👶 Blake and Maria, who met through an AI-driven app, are now **married and parents to baby Connor**.
* 🔗 The apps are free to download, with optional paid features, but ultimately "**it takes a real person to talk to, to get to know another real person**".
* 💔 Some critics argue that these apps may emphasize initial attraction over long-term compatibility, with one commentator noting, "**It is in our DNA that certain people have a magical spark and that's all it takes**."
* 🤔 Despite the success stories, the role of AI in dating apps remains a topic of debate, with one interviewee highlighting that "**the emphasis was on photos, which is great, but what it is missing is real chemistry**."

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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driven dating apps are becoming increasingly popular, using algorithms to match people based on their speech and appearance.

Users are reporting success and a renewed interest in dating after trying A.

These apps rely on the science of physical attraction, using stock photos to determine a user's preferences and find their potential matches.

AI-powered dating apps are leading to instant and accurate matches, leading to quick relationships and marriages.

Volar, an app with 2,000 users, uses AI to create virtual versions of people for the first date, aiming to eliminate the awkward "getting to know you" phase.

These apps use the language of love to find and act as potential partners, changing the way people approach dating.

A survey of 5,000 singles found that 72% believe in the importance of human connection despite the potential of A.

The traditional emphasis on photos in dating apps was seen as missing real chemistry, which A.

can play a role as a matchmaker, real-life genuine relationships still depend on the interaction with real people.

The Concept of "Volar" and Its Basis in Initial Attraction

The creators of "Volar" believe it eliminates the awkward initial phase of dating.

"Volar" is based on the idea that a magical spark is enough to sustain a relationship.

The concept is rooted in the belief that there are certain people with whom we have a unique and innate attraction.