The rise of the AI wingman

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• Daters are using AI to slide into the DMs and craft Hinge profiles.
• Three singles told Business Insider that they had used ChatGPT for pick-up lines, dating app bios, and texting advice.
• A crop of startups are fighting for these AI-powered daters, while dating apps like Tinder and Hinge experiment.

When Rebecca Koltun met a man in the VIP section of a club in Tampa, she didn't ask her friends for advice. She asked ChatGPT.

Should she text him first?