In San Francisco's A.I. Boom, a First Date Is an Interview

What BBN said about it

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTechies in San Francisco are going out less and expecting more on each date, including a family health history, The New York Times reports.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA family health history. On a first date. I usually wait until the second one to find out they're a Libra.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe story's summary says there's so much A.I. to build that nobody has time for romance.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo the date gets compressed into something with a checklist.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, that's efficient. Nobody wants to waste a Tuesday on someone with the wrong risk profile.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a first date, Kenji. Next they'll want a consent form and a control group.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the screening runs the other way too: the SF Standard says singles check employers on LinkedIn and ask dates how much they use A.I.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo both sides are running background checks. Nobody's even met.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd some singles boo A.I. workers at events just for saying what they do.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSome Hinge profiles now say "A.I. lab" instead of naming the company.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the dating version of 'my cousin works in tech.' The lab is the cousin.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile Bumble added "A.I." as an interest you can list.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo the app sells it as a hobby while the singles treat it as a red flag.