How AI Is Changing Dating in San Francisco
AI is the new dating dealbreaker
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Helen Li reports that attitudes toward AI are becoming part of dating in San Francisco, influencing how people assess a potential partner’s work, chatbot use, and views about the future. The story also describes one software engineer who uses an AI agent to manage Hinge conversations and arrange dates, while others favor in-person events or weigh AI’s uncertain future when considering children.
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In San Francisco, people are weighing a potential partner’s AI work, chatbot use, and views of AI’s future as part of dating. One software engineer uses an AI agent to manage Hinge conversations and arrange dates, while others prefer meeting in person or consider AI’s uncertain future when thinking about having children.
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