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But those “struggling users” who may be lacking in social skills, and begin to rely on AI assistants to craft conversations for them, may have difficulty once they arrive on real-life dates, without the use of their phone to help them converse. This could lead to anxiety and further retreat into the comfort of the digital space

That’s the point. Match.com is not interested in finding you the perfect match. They only want to drip-feed you enough real-looking stuff to keep you subscribed.

But why does it always have to become the dystopian art? Why not the post-materialiatic optimistic Star Trek kind of art?

The problem is that they are optimizing for the wrong values. They are looking at retention, but the ideal dating app should have bad retention! You get a couple of matches, you chat, date, exchange real numbers and you’re inactive on the app!