The AI revolution we’re all living through has rocked the job market, flooded the stock market, and filled the internet with memes, but you may not have noticed that it’s quietly rewriting the rules of online dating.
Large-scale language models (LLMs) have put the power of complex conversations in the hands of ordinary people, including common scammers, leading to a massive increase in fake profiles and bots taking over dating sites. Now, online dating is not just about being smart or taking a selfie; and it’s about seeing texts or images produced by AI to avoid being fooled by all other games.
These same AI tools have made it much easier and more affordable for dating apps and sites to enforce their moderation policies, and some of the apps have even used AI to improve the quality of life of their users, by refining matches or acting as a digital wingman, suggesting which of your photos to show or choosing new profiles for you based on your previous preferences. That being said, AI has also led to more sophisticated trust and security features from dating apps, such as how Bumble uses AI to weed out spammers and scammers. These apps use AI for user-facing features, including acting as a “digital wingman” and helping you improve your profile.
Integration apps for everyone
AdultFriendFinder
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students’ choice of informal communication
Tinder
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top choice for finding hookups
Hinge
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a popular choice for regular meetings
Do you blame AI, or just want a break from our digital masters? Here are three integration applications that have yet to succumb to the AI revolution.
3 integration apps with no AI features
Feel
Billed as a “dating app for the curious” and a place “where curiosity meets connection,” Feeld is the most open-minded app in the hookup sphere, a place where you can find anything you want and even things you didn’t know you were looking for. From the start, Feeld rejected the algorithm-based swiping frenzy that became the norm for many other apps, preferring to treat its digital space like an online house party where you can talk to whoever catches your fancy.
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As of this writing, Feeld hasn’t adopted AI, yet if its CEO is to be believedthey have no plans, either.
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Pure
Pure, an “open-minded dating app,” is certainly built around short-term fun, emphasizing anonymity and prominent display of “turn-ons” and kinks, but it also bucks the trend of carousel-style matching made popular by Tinder.
There are two main ways to connect with strangers: you’ll be shown one profile at a time, forcing you to carefully check each person for compatibility, or you can choose to gamble “Devil’s Bones”, which puts you in an anonymous voice or text chat with a complete stranger.
If you’re sick of the indirect approach of most dating apps and want to avoid the influence of AI on algorithms, Pure is a great, direct option.
AdultFriendFinder
If you’re truly anti-AI, it’s probably safest to stick with AdultFriendFinder, not because it has an ethical or philosophical objection to artificial intelligence, but because its site design hasn’t changed in the 25+ years since its inception.
Even better, AFF does not have an algorithm-based matching system. Instead, it lets you search for people based on criteria like location, gender, age, or favorite, or it creates online communities and discussion boards where you can meet like-minded people to start conversations together.
If you don’t like the idea of artificial intelligence affecting your future networking options, the above three apps and sites are a great way to counter the situation.
