GabyWhitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and CEO of the online dating platform Bumble, spoke at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco about the likelihood of that scenario becoming real. In the 2023 blockbuster “Robots,” Shailene Woodley and Jack Whitehall play lonely people who send robot doppelgängers on dates in their place. While that plot may sound outlandish, it could soon become reality, the Daily Mail reported.
The 34-year-old entrepreneur says users of dating apps will soon be able to use doppelgänger technology powered by AI for dating.
An AI dating agent will go on virtual dates with hundreds of other agents. “Then you won’t have to listen to 600 people,” said the founder of Bumble.
She suggested that in the near future, anyone without a partner could share their insecurities and other feelings with their AI dating agent. For example, you might tell it you’ve just gone through a breakup and are struggling with commitment issues. The agent will scan other singles in San Francisco and report back, “There are three people worth your attention.”
Ms. Herd said artificial intelligence could help people create healthier, more equitable relationships. She said Bumble envisions a future where AI helps foster positive relationships.
“Bumble is a place where you can establish safe, kind, and genuine relationships, helping people meet online and then simply disconnect,” she said.
American entrepreneur Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989) founded and is CEO of Bumble, a public dating platform launched in 2014. Under its original concept, in heterosexual matches only women could initiate conversations. Before that, Herd co-founded the mobile app Tinder — and even came up with its name. She appeared on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list in 2017 and 2018, when she was still under 30. In 2021 she became the youngest self-made female billionaire, with a net worth of $1.6 billion.
