Irene moved to San Francisco last year and began using dating apps to meet people, explore her new city and connect with others who shared her interests. One Hinge prompt asks users how they know they will get along. “Sometimes people will be like, ‘Fuck AI,’” she said. Irene showed another profile with a direct warning against dating someone who uses AI.
The stance often appears among people working in the arts, nursing or graphic design, she said. In a city known as a center of the technology industry, debate over artificial intelligence has grown since OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022.
Over the past month, a reporter spoke with people at parties and coworking spaces and looked through dating directories and online profiles to see how AI is shaping the scene. Views differed widely. Some people treat opinions on AI much like political positions, placing them alongside party affiliation and other signals on their profiles. Others are weighing the ethics of dating someone who develops AI, the financial advantages a partner in the industry might bring, and whether to have children amid uncertainty about the future. Some are even turning to AI to manage their love lives.
The account then introduces Kyle, whom the reporter meets on a street near Berkeley, but provides no further details about their conversation.
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