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Express Tribune
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Tinder's AI flirting feature draws mixed reactions as users test pick-up lines on chatbots
Tinder's latest feature, The Game Game, is turning heads—and raising concerns—across the internet. Launched on April 1, the new tool allows users to practice flirting with an AI-powered chatbot, marking a new step in the fusion of technology and dating culture. Powered by OpenAI's GPT-40 model, The Game Game invites users to select from a variety of flirty scenarios—like meeting someone at an airport baggage claim—before attempting to win over an AI date. Based on their performance, players receive a rating using Tinder's signature flame icons. But not everyone is loving the idea. Social media lit up with reactions, ranging from curiosity to outright rejection. One X user wrote, 'AI needs to be stopped.' Another added, 'We've had enough with the AI, put it down!' We've had enough with the AI, put it down! — steven ☀️ (@arianaunext) April 2, 2025 Others approached the feature with cautious interest. 'So you're telling me there's an AI out there that rates how smooth I am? I'm intrigued,' a user posted. Another commented, 'So now it will be AI responses even when flirting?' so you're telling me there's an AI out there that rates how smooth i am? i'm intrigued 😏 — ʚɞ (@holigirll) April 2, 2025 so now it will be ai responses even when flirting? — 🅱️ (@FaKeSmlL3) April 2, 2025 Humor was also on display in many of the reactions. 'Tinder's 'game' just leveled up—time to unleash my inner Chad,' one joked. Another quipped, 'It's time to get that top score or delete the game and pretend I never tried.' One user even compared the experience to using spreadsheets, writing, 'So, Tinder's added an AI to rate my flirting? Guess I'll need to create a VLOOKUP to find the perfect match. My dating life is now officially an Excel spreadsheet.' Tinder's "game" just leveled up - time to unleash my inner Chad 😈 — skrptd (@iamskrptd) April 2, 2025 Despite the memes and mixed reviews, Tinder says the goal isn't to replace real-life connection. Relationship expert Devyn Simone clarified at the launch event that 'the Game Game is intentionally over the top—a low-stakes, playful experience that feels more like improv than a guide to perfect flirting.' She added, 'The AI rewards curiosity and warmth, listening, asking follow-up questions. It's not about being slick or having the best line, it's about being human.' Simone also noted that the feature is 'not designed to replace human conversations,' but rather to 'encourage real conversations with real people in real life.' A Tinder spokesperson echoed this sentiment in a follow-up email, emphasizing that users shouldn't take the game too seriously and that time limits were built in to prevent it from interfering with actual dating. Tinder isn't alone in the AI-dating game. Other platforms like Grindr and Hinge are also developing chatbot-based features, and third-party services like WingAI and Rizz offer AI-generated flirtation support for users looking to improve their game. Still, as one user summed it up, 'Practice flirting with AI bots to get you in the mood for flirting with the AI bots on the app. Everybody on the app is already a bot.' practice flirting with ai bots to get you in the mood for flirting with the ai bots on the app everybody on the app is already a bot 🤣 — Baby Blue (@0xpers3phern) April 1, 2025 Whether The Game Game becomes a staple of digital courtship or another novelty destined for the app graveyard, one thing is clear—AI is changing the way people connect, one swipe at a time.
Al Bawaba
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Bawaba
Dating a chatbot: Tinder introduces AI chatbots to enhance user interaction
Published April 1st, 2025 - 04:52 GMT ALBAWABA – Tinder, the online dating and geosocial networking application, announced the launch of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots within its platform. The new chatbots are designed to enhance user interaction and engagement on the popular app. New AI chatbot game on Tinder by Match Group Match Group and Tinder have launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) in-app game 'The Game Game' designed to boost user interactions and engagement. The AI game allows users to interact with and flirt with an AI the new game is currently available only in the United States (US) for iOS users. It is completely free to play and powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and GPT-4 mini models. Users can chat with the AI chatbot and create playful scenarios while flirting, if the chatbot agrees to 'date' them. The company stated that users can play up to five times per day, with each session lasting three minutes. 'The Game Game' is a clever innovation by the company aimed at boosting user engagement, as it seeks to increase sales and revenue by focusing on Gen Z and other users. (Shutterstock) Hillary Paine, Tinder's vice president of product, growth, and revenue, stated: 'The goal is to give users a fun, judgment-free space to experiment and potentially build a little confidence before stepping into IRL conversations.' 'The Game Game' is a clever innovation by the company aimed at boosting user engagement, as it seeks to increase sales and revenue by focusing on Gen Z and other users. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
