Hinge user questions whether ‘weird’ profiles on dating app are AI bots: ‘What is going on?’
1 year, 7 months ago

Hinge user questions whether ‘weird’ profiles on dating app are AI bots: ‘What is going on?’

The Independent  

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On 7 May, Vox journalist Rebecca Jennings went viral on Twitter when she shared screenshots of “weird” dating profiles that her friend came across while scrolling through Hinge. “My friend has been noticing something weird on Hinge: men who write ‘I like everything about culture’ in their bios,” Jennings captioned the tweet. Although the profiles appeared to be photos of different men, they were all named Andy and each answered the question, “A random fact I love is…” with, “I like everything about culture.” In a separate post, she wondered who was behind the supposed bots creating fake dating profiles. Weird translation issues?” A third person wrote: “Idk if these are fake specifically but dating apps DO have fake accounts with attractive people they use to keep people hooked on the app.

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