Tindercan be a hard place to find love, especially without an AI assistant.
He sank hours into sending out likes, messaging, and going on dates which all went nowhere.
So he decided to program OpenAIs GPT-2 to be his dating assistant.
Aleksandr Zhadan and Karina Vyalshakaeva.Photo: Aleksandr Zhadan
I really understand dating apps can be hard and embarrassing, Zhadan told Gizmodo.
After he heard about ChatGPT, he decided to use it to help break the ice.
Zhadan trained his program to send likes to women who matched his preferences.
The happy couple who met through ChatGPT in their home.Photo: Aleksandr Zhadan
The early version could send messages and hold a conversation, but it had bugs at first.
In another, ChatGPT scheduled Zhadan for a date and promised he would bring chocolate and flowers.
When Zhadan arrived empty-handed, unaware of the promise his digital assistant had made, she soured on him.
After a few in-person dates with Vyalshakaeva, Zhadan paused ChatGPT from speaking with other women on Tinder.
The relationship ventured offline, and the couple moved in together shortly after in 2023.
Zhadan updated his program one last time to become his personal dating guru.
Over time, ChatGPT spoke less and less with Vyalshakaeva, and Zhadan became the primary person speaking.
He originally thought his AI project was hallucinatinghe never said he wanted to get marriedbut then he understood.
I took the advice, and she said yes.
Vyalshakaeva learned about the project a few months into the relationship.
She wasnt angry when she learned her fiancee had been using ChatGPT to talk to her, just shocked.
Her future husbands chatbot did perfectly fine at communicating this early on.
I think the most important thing is our real-life connection, which is great.
I think that you really need to understand your goals, said Vyalshakaeva.
Aleksandr wanted to find a girlfriend, and he programmed ChatGPT with very personalized information.
If ChatGPT and your real-life speech are saying different things, there will be problems.
Writing pickup lines for dating apps is notoriously difficult, and at times, its downright cringe-y.
But is a relationship less meaningful, or less real, if it was created with ChatGPT?
Despite the vote of confidence, Tinder may have a problem on its hands.
At first glance, using ChatGPT to meet your spouse can sound cold and informal.
Vyalshakaeva said the couple will be using ChatGPT to help plan the wedding.
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