For some San Francisco daters, AI has become a dealbreaker

The Verge reports that artificial intelligence has become a compatibility factor on dating profiles in San Francisco. Some people write that they do not want to date anyone who uses AI, while others consider whether they would date someone who develops the technology or weigh the financial benefits and ethical risks of that choice.

For Kyle, a researcher at a nonprofit AI safety initiative, the possibility that the technology could cause human extinction — estimated at 10 percent by some experts in the field, according to the article — affects how he thinks about having children and planning for the future. Bryan, who works at a frontier AI company, says the person’s job is not relevant to romance. The article also describes people treating their views on AI like a political signal or even handing parts of their love lives over to the technology.