Basic Tinder profile building may soon be in the past, as Tinder will now test a new AI feature that scans through your camera roll to find interests, suggest your best photos for your profile, generate photo insights (short summaries about you), and help Tinder find more similar and compatible matches.
Tinder’s new AI photo scanning system will scan everything from scenic views to family memories, and even sensitive documents, to put together new profiles on the dating platform. While this new feature will be tested in Australia this month, users may not feel completely comfortable with AI going through personal photos saved to their devices.
This new feature received backlash, mostly over the privacy aspect. Some users fear it could leak sensitive photos or be used for data collection or ad targeting. However, Tinder’s head of product, Mark Kantor, says to 404 Media, “it’s up to you to figure out what you’re comfortable sharing back with Tinder.” According to Tinder, the feature is completely optional, and you can control what photos are actually being posted. Tinder also stated that only some analysis happens on your device, and biometric data (face matching) will not be permanently stored.
Tinder’s goal for this new AI photo scanning feature is to fix the main issue in online dating: ‘swipe fatigue.’ Users of online dating apps will often step away from the app due to poor swiping results. “In talking to the new generation of daters, they want something different,” Kantor said. With this new feature on the platform, Tinder hopes AI can show fewer but better matches, make profiles more accurate and keep users engaged on the app. This transition highlights a major shift for dating platforms, with more dating apps turning into AI matchmakers instead of your classic swiping.
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Source: 404 Media
