As dating apps race to replace endless swiping with artificial intelligence, a new question is emerging: Can AI actually help people find meaningful relationships, or is it simply changing the way we search for them?
With companies like Tinder, Bumble, Facebook Dating, Grindr, and startups such as Known and Overtone rolling out AI-powered matchmaking, profile coaching, and dating assistants, many singles are embracing the technology while remaining skeptical that algorithms can capture the human elements of attraction and compatibility.
The George Washington University has experts who can talk about how AI is reshaping the search for love. To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, katelyn [dot] deckelbaum
gwu [dot] edu (katelyn[dot]deckelbaum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Laurie Theeke is an associate dean for the GW School of Nursing has done extensive research on the problem of loneliness and understanding how it influences the human health experience. She has completed multiple quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies with interprofessional teams, working together to understand how we can help lonely people.
Lorenzo Norris, is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Fallon Goodman is an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences. Her research examines how people foster social connection and resilience to adversity. Goodman’s work explores daily patterns of coping and barriers to social connection (e.g., social anxiety; rejection), with a focus on people who are vulnerable to social stress.
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