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A new Independent feature on the You’ve Got Mail reboot asks whether a romance built around written messages can work in an age of dating apps and AI assistants. Its examples include a man asking ChatGPT to write a dating-app message and a woman asking Gemini to reply.
Why it mattersThe article also cites an Esquire-reported study in which 26% of adults said they use AI for help with dating. That is a reported finding, not a measure of whether the resulting messages are any good. The cultural shift is small but telling: some people are bringing chatbots into the work of starting or reviewing relationships. The machine can suggest a line. Whether it can supply the spark is another matter.
Discuss: Is using AI to draft dating messages a harmless bit of help, or does it make early romantic conversation less genuine?
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