New York City-based freelance writer Megan Schaltegger, who writes in her bio she lover strong coffee, says in an article in Cosmopolitan that she used heavily AI-filtered photos on her dating profile to see what would happen. Surprisingly, despite the unrealistic alterations, no one seemed to notice or care. She received a slightly higher than usual number of matches, but conversations ultimately focused on the other person's interests. Even on in-person dates, no one mentioned the fake photos. This unexpected experience led her to wonder if people are desensitised to unrealistic beauty standards or simply not paying close attention. Ultimately, she found the lack of genuine connection disappointing and declined further dates.

An AI-related love story of a Russian man was viral and all major Indian media outlets carried the report: Russian man uses AI for online dating, claims it helped him find his wife. Zhadan, the man, a software developer, claimed he used AI to meet and eventually marry his wife Karina. He trained an AI chatbot to interact with women on his behalf, filtering options until he met Karina. The AI even offered advice on dates, conversation, and proposals. Although Karina was initially surprised, she ultimately accepted the role of AI in their relationship. The man believes this approach can be used to create personalized programs for finding ideal partners. The chatbot interacted with over 5000 profiles on dating apps to help Zhadan find and marry Karina.

A few days before the Valentine’s Day this year, dating app Bumble launched "Deception Detector," an AI tool that automatically flags and blocks fake profiles before users see them. This resulted in a 95% reduction in reported fake profiles and a 45% decrease in user concerns about authenticity. The tool uses machine learning and works alongside human moderators for added security. This initiative addresses anxieties around scams and data privacy, major concerns for Indian users. This follows other Bumble safety features like "Private Detector" and an AI chat starter for Bumble Friends.

Let’s come to think of it: fake profiles and deception. In the $44 billion Twitter buyout, the number of fake profiles and how Twitter would remove them became a contentious issue, threatening to derail the acquisition of the social media platform by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. And, it also led to unceremonious exist of then Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal. Wikipedia defines deception in these words: Deception is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. This occurs when a deceiver uses information against a person to make them believe an idea is true. Deception can be used with both verbal and nonverbal messages.

Arguably, both fake profiles and deception are spoilers in love. Fake profiles can leave you scammed while deception can leave a bad taste. As a cupid-struck, which one would you prefer?

So, here you have the latest from Bumble. The dating app last week launched "Deception Detector," an AI tool that automatically flags and blocks fake profiles before users see them. This resulted in a 95% reduction in reported fake profiles and a 45% decrease in user concerns about authenticity. The tool uses machine learning and works alongside human moderators for added security. This initiative addresses anxieties around scams and data privacy, major concerns for Indian users. This follows other Bumble safety features like "Private Detector" and an AI chat starter for Bumble Friends.

While love may not be spicy or sweet in the same measure to all of us, the world of dates app certainly promises to be so. What is Bumble? Let’s see Wikipedia says! “Bumble is an online dating and networking application launched in 2014. Profiles of potential matches are displayed to users, who can "swipe left" to reject a candidate or "swipe right" to indicate interest.” While males can be a member on Bumble, the swiping right is exclusively available to women. So, how would you swipe me?

Meanwhile, we have one more dating app that’s making news. Pakistan that’s eats and breaths Indian ethos is on an overdrive of Islamic dress code, if not code of conduct. A Pakistani dating app, Muzz, has an ad campaign recently whose catchphrase was: Cousins Ko Choro, Koi Aur Dhoondo. Let’s not ask why Indians are more amused by it than Pakistanis. All Indian media again carried this news prominently. (IPA Service)