When Facebook launched its own Tinder we didn’t think it could succeed. we were wrong

It was 2018 when Facebook announced Facebook Datingalthough it was not until 2020 when arrived in Spain. At that time, dating apps like Tinder had experienced a boom caused by the pandemic, but Facebook had been losing users for some time and the idea had already been established that it was a place for older people. Meta recently shared usage data for its dating service and they shut us up. 21.5 million. It is the number of daily active Facebook Dating users in the 52 countries in which the app is available. They count in NYTimeswhich surpasses Hinge in users, a very popular dating app especially in the United States that has 15 million users. It is the first time that Facebook has shared usage data for its dating service since its launch. Popular among young people. A Pew Center study published by TechCrunchconfirmed the exodus of young Facebook users, which went from 71% in 2014 to only 32%. The most surprising thing about Facebook Dating is that it is having success among the youngest people. According to data from Sensor Tower As of last year, Facebook Dating has at least 1.77 million users between the ages of 18 and 29 in the United States, which represented a growth of 24%. Free. Other apps such as Tinder, Bumble or Hinge have adopted subscription models through which users can enjoy advantages such as knowing who liked you before anyone else. This is free on Facebook Dating and is your main asset against your competitors. Tinder is the app that had the most paying users, but for years has been losing subscribers. They don’t need it. That Facebook does not charge us for using its dating service can be interpreted as a generous gesture, but the reality is that Meta’s income is astronomical. In the last quarter they entered 51,240 million, many of them thanks to the advertising they serve in their apps. Image | Gemini/Goal In Xataka | Meta does not have the most advanced AI of all, but it does have something much more important: a business plan

Tinder has a serious problem with bots posing as humans. So it’s going to ask you for facial recognition.

Creating a fake profile on Tinder can take just a few minutes. Soon it won’t be so simple. The app is implementing a security measure to combat the problem of fake accounts which will force all users to undergo facial verification. Show me your face. Face verification was optional, but with Face Check it is made mandatory for all new users. During the account creation process, a selfie video will have to be taken as “proof of life”. The measure is already underway in some countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, Colombia and India, among others. There is no date, but it is expected that it will soon be deployed in the rest of the world. Does not save the photo. Tinder’s security manager tells it in Wired. During verification, the app does not save a photo of our face, but instead saves reference points on the shape of the face and converts them into a mathematical hash. The app compares that file with its database to check if it matches another account. With this measure, Tinder will prevent the creation of bot accounts, but it will also prevent the same person from having multiple accounts. a serious problem. We don’t have updated data on the volume of fake accounts, but in 2021 it was at least 23%. Tinder admits that almost all (98%) of the moderation actions they carry out are motivated by fake accounts, spam and fraud. And the problem is serious. In 2024, Bloomberg published a report about the extent of romance frauds, many of them carried out through fake profiles created by AI. The usual topic is cryptocurrencies and other fraudulent platforms. According to the Federal Trade CommissionIn 2022 alone, more than $1.3 billion were scammed in the United States. Loss of interest. After the boom of the pandemic, Tinder began to lose users, especially paid. Others like Bumble also began to decline and the trend has continued. According to this survey78% of users were tired of using these apps. It’s what they call ‘dating fatigue‘ and basically it is that we are too lazy to flirt through apps. and trustworthy. The fact that apps are full of fake profiles does not help their growth and Tinder knows it. The new measure is aimed at regaining the trust of users, ensuring them that they are talking to a real person and not a bot or a multi-account. Of course, it still does not address other problems, such as those who upload fake photos, lie about their relationship status or they use ChatGPT to seem more interesting than they really are. Image | Pexels In Xataka | Singles are fed up with Tinder. So they are starting to turn to an old acquaintance: marriage agencies

You thought you had an amazing connection on Tinder, but you were actually chatting with ChatGPT

Fuck you cat in a hare when flirting on Tinder It’s been happening since the app existed; photos taken from the perfect angle to capture a great guy, descriptions that do not fit reality or outright false information. Now we have to add one more risk: that the person with whom you have been chatting for days and having deep conversations is using ChatGPT to respond to you. Chatfishing. It is the fashionable term to define this trend. If ‘catfish’ is being deceived with a fake profile, ‘chatfish’ is when the other person uses an AI to prepare their responses and thus more easily conquer their “prey”. We don’t talk about fake profiles that are actually botsbut from real people who use a chatbot to plan their responses and seem like the perfect couple. There are even those who you have created an automation and let ChatGPT take the wheel. New disappointments. Fake profiles were already a problem on dating apps before AI, but in the age of AI it still adds another layer to distrust. In this Guardian report They tell the stories of some victims of this practice, like Rachel, who had a very deep connection with a man that only lasted while they were chatting. Upon meeting him in person he felt that he was “someone he had never spoken to.” I had been talking to ChatGPT. quite common. There are those who use the AI as a psychologist or directly to fall in love with one. Wear AI to improve a Tinder profile and even to help us flirt doesn’t sound crazy at all in the current context. How common is it? There is no way to know exactly, but the truth is that more and more news that narrates this type of situations. It is also not difficult to find posts on forums like Reddit. users sharing their experience after being ‘chatfished’, others showing your suspicions and even who admits to using ChatGPT to flirt. Laziness. Flirting on Tinder can be exhaustingis what is known as ‘dating fatigue’. Getting a match is easy compared to starting the conversation and maintaining interest on both sides. According to one survey conducted by Forbes78% of dating app users in the US felt tired of using them. Given this scenario, there are those who are choosing to automate some of these interactions to try to stand out among other profiles without having to invest a lot of time. The ‘chatfisher’ profile. In the report that we have already mentioned from The Guardian, several users who turn to AI to flirt tell their reasons. Nick sees it as a tool to improve his connection with his matches, but he assures that if he feels a connection with someone, he is the one who takes control of the conversation. There are also people, like Holly, who use it to help improve their communication skills, for example to make a message sound softer if they are upset about something. Of course there are those who use it simply to increase their matches and thus get more dates. Jamil tells how he ended up in a Discord where other men exchanged advice. The modus operandi was to ask the girl about her hobbies, favorite movies and things like that and then give it to ChatGPT so that it can “create answers that make you seem like the perfect couple.” And it seems that the method works because it ensures that he got many more appointments. Apps also use AI. At the beginning of the year, Tinder announced that it was going to implement AI to suggest possible connections to users. By answering a series of questions, the app creates a list of suggested profiles each day. If you also give access to your photo roll, the AI ​​is capable of detecting interests to refine the search. Other apps like Hinge or Bumble also have similar features, but Bumble takes it further with an AI assistant that helps you break the ice with catchy phrases. Of course, at the moment they have only enabled it in the version of the app to find friends. Cover image | Pexels 1, 2 In Xataka | Singles are fed up with Tinder. So they are starting to turn to an old acquaintance: marriage agencies

How to improve your Tinder profile using artificial intelligence

Let’s explain How to improve your Tinder profile wearing artificial intelligencewith several tips that you can also use in other similar appointments applications. Because we all like to cause good impression, and in this type of apps extra help can always be welcome. We are going to start by giving you several previous tips and telling you things to take into account before starting. But then, we will divide the ways in which you can help you from AI in three parts, one that is about your photographs, another about your biography and another on the chats themselves. Before starting, things to take into account Before starting with the work to improve your profile using AI, it is convenient to take into account some tips. For a start, Keep authenticity above all. It is very good to want to make your profile better, but if you do things like putting a photo taken by AI or too formal texts, you run the danger of causing more rejection than attraction. Given this, everything is about Use AI to show your best versionand not to invent another person or personality. Do not alter personal traits or present yourself with another way of being, because if you start talking to someone these things will be noticed right away. With this, you must remember that if you use AI to improve a photo with its sharpness or its light, or to cut it or make a funny assembly without the intention of going through you, it is worth. But if you modify your features, factories impossible scenarios or try to pass a false image by real, you will only generate distrust. Be careful with privacy In the event that it is something that worries you a lot. All the photos and data that you raise to an AI to modify them can be stored on the servers, so it is convenient not to upload very sensitive content. In addition, use only photos of yours so that, even if you modify them, they cannot report you for using other people’s content. Choose and improve your profile photos You can use it to help you improve your profile picture in Tinder. To start, the application has a tool called Selector Photowhich uses its own artificial intelligence and specifically trained to look in your photo reel and find those images that you consider better or more attractive. In addition to this, both Android and iOS have small artificial intelligence options in their photographic applications that will help you improve the image, Delete unwanted elementsor optimize colors. In the event that you have a photo that you consider very good, but that for some reason it has come out a little blurred or little clear, you can also Use AI to improve it. In these cases, you can use services such as Remini or others of Restoration by Ia To improve them. Maybe you can also use chatgpt to create an image from your photo, since you can get it maintaining your face proportions. However, Do not use this image as the mainbut it is simply better to use it within your photo collection to contribute a fun spark, especially if you appear doing something you like and do not pretend to be a realistic image. Finally, there are also some tools such as Photofeelerwhich are used to Give yourself a feedback on which of your photos are better. It is oriented to appointment apps, and takes several parameters such as looking at the camera, positions and general quality of the photo to tell you which of those present are better. Not bad for when you are not sure what to use. Improve your biography and your presentation Artificial intelligence offers you Several ways in which you can improve your biography of Tinder. It all depends on what you want, if you rewrite what you already have done or if you prefer that I am writing everything from scratch for you. If you have no idea where to start, you can tell your artificial intelligence assistant like Chatgpt something like this: “I want you to help me create a biography for Tinder. Go by asking me step by step everything you need of me and then write it to me.” When you do this, the AI ​​will begin to ask you a series of questions about how you want biography, but also about your personal data. And when you have written everything, then it will take into account how those of Tinder are usually and create one for you from scratch. You can also hit your biography and Ask him to improve it to Tinder. So, you will go to a rewriting process of what you already have. With this you will ensure that it is better written, and you can even ask you to write it in a specific tone, as more formal, informal, flirtatious, selfless, or whatever you want. Another of the options you have is translate your biography to another language to add it below in the event that you also want it to be in English. And if you are going to ask the AI ​​to believe it from scratch or rewrite it, you can ask you to do it in the language you want. Here, just keep in mind that it is very important Do not describe someone who is not you. It is not about creating a character with qualities or a personality that you don’t have, but knowing how to better convey how you are. Because if someone makes you matching that you are in one way and then find that you are from another, it will immediately lose interest. It is possible that in some biographies you see that four letters are included that describe personality. If you want to have the same, you can ask the AI ​​as MAKE A MBTI personality test Ask as a question. Then you will ask you a series of questions to answer, … Read more

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