44% of survey respondents say they would trust an AI algorithm to find them a compatible match while using a dating app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kaspersky recently published a report called “Love in an algorithmic age” which refers to the use of computer algorithms in popular dating apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The results illustrate the role algorithms play in suggesting potential matches with other users, and whether people would consider dating virtual assistants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
44% of respondents said they felt they “have to use dating apps in order to date” and 54% agreed that apps make “dating easier” and that they enjoy using them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
64% of respondents said the matches suggested by the dating app were “good,” and the same percentage felt that “the algorithm understands their preferences,” This total increases to 69% for people between the ages of 18-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
44% said they “would trust AI or an algorithm to find them a compatible match,” and 43% prefer “to only see people who have been determined to be a good match by an algorithm.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
39% of respondents “find it dehumanizing to be sorted by an algorithm,” 56% do not believe that algorithms “can truly capture the complexity needed to understand attraction” and 58% would prefer to “have equal access to everyone on an app” rather than having an “algorithm sort people for them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
55% of respondents would not “consider being in a relationship with a virtual AI companion,” 14% “would consider it,” and 23% would not rule out the possibility by choosing “maybe.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interestingly, 8% said they have previously “been in a relationship with one and would consider it again.”<\/p>\n\n\n