Technology

I’ve been single for 3 years and haven’t had a date in 2 years. Not for a lack of trying but I’m in a fairly remote area, most singles nearby aren’t my type (putting it very politely) and last but not least; dating apps absolutely promote ’Tinder culture’.

Dating apps will recommend me supermodel gold diggers 120km’s away before someone close with something in common. And then the chances of matching are low to none.

At least this Fate app seems to be trying something different and (seemingly) positive. I’d give it a go, can’t be any worse than what I’m using already.

Fate simply serves up only five matches at a time – no infinite swiping – and, excruciatingly, forces its users to write an explanation when they reject a potential match.

Why!?! This sounds more like a job interview.

Machine that tells you to eat glue on pizza is gonna find someone for you.

I feel like I’ve been saying this every day since like 2015 (Or maybe 2001. Or maybe 1999. Idk. Anyway…) but: This is a really bad idea.

I have never been more insulted than an AI dating app calling itself "Fate."

John Connor be rolling in his grave.

Fate will also coach users through their interactions, if they desire, a functionality Jasmine described as helpful and another user said was “scary” and “a bit like Black Mirror’.

My first thought, too. There were a few Black Mirror episodes that pretty closely mimic this.

So if you're a woman in your mid-20s, single, and ostensibly, reasonably good looking, AI can find you a soul mate? Maybe. I mean, you probably give it a lot of information on your preferences and it knows a bit about all the male suitors you ostensibly seek. So there are like ten (or more!) times as many men on these platforms.

What it almost certainly can't do is, do the same for a man who is below average. It's just a numbers game at that point. If there are ten men for every woman, then you need to be in the 10% of the best men that women seek, otherwise you don't have a mathematical shot at finding a mate. If you advertise that AI will find you a soulmate, maybe you increase the female membership and you give more men a chance, but it's still a gamble and most men will still be left without.

Now if it had profiles on all available consenting adults in the world, maybe? But that would be super invasive. And if it told you accurately (as in, with 100% confidence) that your soul mate is out there but they live in another country, and there's a 100% chance they will be right for you... do you take the trip? Or deprive two people (you and this other person) of finding their perfect mate?

Oh man. So you log on, and the AI provides you with the right genetic and social combination to make the right kind of kids and be a good citizen and earn social credit. Got a dissident looking for love? Pair them with a loving but convincing government simp who will provide the right eye shape and obedience to Father/ Mother country.