Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking
A new dating service called Ditto is attempting to move away from traditional swipe-based interfaces by using AI to facilitate matchmaking. The service uses an AI chatbot to conduct personality assessments and match users based on deeper psychological traits rather than surface-level hobbies.
Why it matters
It highlights a growing consumer fatigue with traditional dating apps and the potential for AI to reshape social interaction and matchmaking.
This generation of twentysomethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they’ll try literally anything else — even an AI matchmaker. After dropping out of UC Berkeley, Ditto co-founders Allen Wang and Eric Liu set out to build something that would help their peers connect without having to spend hours each week navigating the messiness of apps like Tinder and Hinge.
“As Gen Z ourselves, we were firsthand witnessing the behavioral shift in terms of how people are connecting with each other,” Wang told TechCrunch. “We see that people are getting super tired of all the endless swiping and endless small talk, and they’re really looking for something more genuine in real life.”
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