AI attitudes become a new fault line in San Francisco dating
What happened
On 7 November 2026, The Verge reported that in San Francisco, whether someone uses or works in AI has become a new filter on dating apps, with some people on Hinge stating outright that they will not date anyone who uses AI. The report said Kyle, an AI safety researcher, puts the chance of human extinction from AI at 10 per cent and therefore finds it hard to plan long-term relationships, while an employee at a frontier AI company said AI has nothing to do with romance and admitted only that "getting rich from AI" is a plus. Some people swipe away anyone who uses AI, the report added. The story remains at the reporting stage, with no further developments.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 2 h ago
Timeline
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- The Verge · AIAI is the new dating dealbreaker
When Irene moved to San Francisco last year, she started using dating apps as a way to meet new people, get to know her new city, and connect with others who care about the things she does. After the 25-year-old analyst downloaded Hinge and started swiping, she noticed a trend.
Heat of this event
Not enough continuous observations yet to draw a trend.