A 23-year-old Russian boy who was tired of swiping on dating apps would have developed an artificial intelligence capable of choosing the perfect partner for him on Tinder, which would have led him to his fiancée.
“I had a good relationship for two years and I realized that I understood what I wanted, what I didn't want and what we could work on. [être] connected. I wanted to find the person for me,” Aleksandr “Sasha” Zhadan, 23, told Forbes on Wednesday.
It all started in 2022, when the product manager working with artificial intelligence (AI) developed a program that could select potential flames for him on Tinder based on his general and physical preferences.
With the launch of Chat GPT, the young programmer then added a new feature to his AI: the ability to maintain the conversation on his behalf after training it on previous conversations.
Clearly the program wasn't on point from the start and it would have taken a while for it to respond more naturally during conversations. He is also said to have organized a meeting with a young woman at a certain point without informing Sasha Zhadan about it.
“[J’arrive] in a few minutes. Don't stay outside too long […] Yes, I'll definitely come. Sorry for the delay. “I'll be there soon,” the robot even texted to apologize when the young man didn't show up for the meeting, American media said.
In January 2023, after a month of exchanging text messages on his behalf, the AI would have organized another meeting for him, this time with Karina Vyalshakaeva, 22, but the young man would then have decided not to continue the relationship, a – said he to Forbes.
But in the following months, a new version of the robot, based on GPT-4, would have resumed the conversation with the young woman and urged the two to meet again. This time the spark was there and the two lovers would move in together in the following months.
Only last November, Sasha Zhadan confessed to her loved one that she had spoken to a robot in the first few months.
“I was really shocked. Because at that moment I was analyzing all the news in my head! When did he answer me? And when did the bot reply to me? And what’s the difference?” she, in turn, confided to Forbes.
Artificial intelligence is said to have finally played a final role within the couple in recent months, when the young man received a message from his robot asking him to propose to the young woman in order to “emphasize that yours Relationship is balanced and solid,” says the American media.
He reportedly proposed during a trip to Hong Kong last January and the couple are now planning to get married in August.
Although the unusual story may seem straight out of a science fiction movie, some experts in the field of online dating have welcomed this type of algorithm, which could help reduce the fatigue that comes with online dating or make meetings easier close. for those who are too busy to mop for hours.
“I think it’s really helpful. If that AI robot gives the same advice or is programmed to have the same answers […] So that’s a win,” Lindsey Metselaar, host of the popular dating podcast “We Met At Acme,” told Forbes.