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The Conversation: Dating apps: Lack of regulation, oversight and competition affects quality, and millions stand to lose

March 26, 2024 — 

As reported in The Conversation, written by Neil McArthur, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba:

When Aleksandr Zhadan used ChatGPT to talk to over 5,000 women on Tinder, it was a sign of things to come.

As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated and easily available, online dating is facing an onslaught of AI-powered fraud. The industry, which is dominated by a small number of incumbents, has already proven slow to respond to long-standing problems on its apps. AI will be its moment of reckoning — there are even apps that can help people write their messages.

Read the full article on The Conversation website.

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