AI Dating App Expands to Nine California Campuses

A dating platform that uses artificial intelligence to match college students by interests rather than profile swipes has expanded to nine California universities. Students complete a survey and receive one new pairing each Wednesday. The system also produces an itinerary for the first date.

The company launched at UC Berkeley in 2024 and now serves additional campuses nationwide. It reports having arranged more than 12,000 dates. Ninety-two percent of matched participants said they wanted a second date, according to the company.

The platform describes traditional online dating as primitive and positions its AI approach as a replacement. "For the past 20 years, we've connected in primitive ways," the company states on its website. A 2023 advisory from former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on social connection is referenced in coverage but does not address the platform directly.