I, Robot, Shall Serenade Thee: A Tinder Tale

Brace yourselves for a tale of a man, a machine, and a lot of bewildered ladies on Tinder! Our protagonist here, ladies and gentlemen, is Aleksandr Zhadan, a Moscovite whose ingenious or preposterous (you decide!) idea was to use an AI chatbot to date – wait for it – over 5,000 women on Tinder. And as with any unconventional love story, there were some, er… digital hiccups. Here are the laugh-inducing highlights from this funny Forbes report about our romantic automaton:

Key Points: A Love Affair With Automaton

• Aleksandr Zhadan, possibly tired of perfecting his pick-up lines and battling Tinder’s swipe fatigue, thought: “Why not delegate to AI?”. And thus, his digital Casanova, powered by OpenAI’s large language models, was born.
• Zhadan exposed his AI to over 5,000 women on Tinder – leaving us to imagine the range of conversations it must have had – from discussing Dostoevsky’s existential dread to the merits of different pizza toppings.
• Not to burst the algorithmic love bubble, but unsurprisingly, the machine had some teething problems. Some women became suspicious when they were asked mathematical riddles instead of “Wine or beer?”. Sounds less romantic than Siri’s weather forecast, doesn’t it?

Final Thoughts: In AI We Trust?

So there we have it, folks! If you’re feeling the weight of modern dating, why not throw in an AI and see if it can compute your way to love? But remember, there are some things that a heart algorithm just can’t figure out, unlike these cheeky OpenAI models.

No AI, as of today, can beat the thrill of genuine connection, the symphony of coherent conversation, and, dare I say, the butterflies from a sweet compliment personally penned. Grab your Tinder, take a deep breath, and remember, it’s not about the quantity of the chats, but the quality of connection. And, if still in doubt, ask Siri to play some love songs to set the mood, but maybe skip the math problems for now!