Hinge recently celebrated its milestone of 10 million daily active users. At the same time, Tinder continues to dominate the market space with nearly 50 million daily active users. In this rapidly evolving landscape of online dating, Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, proposed an innovative concept: personal AI concierges that would facilitate dates between users’ AI counterparts to assess compatibility.
Whitney Wolfe Herd’s history complements her forward-thinking innovations to the booming dating world. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a B.A. in English. After getting her degree, she returned to Asia as a Princeton in Asia Fellow in Laos. This eclectic background informs her holistic view of technology and human connection.
Amanda Silberling is a senior reporter for TechCrunch. She frequently writes about the intersection of technology and culture, illuminating how innovations such as AI influence our relationships with each other. Here’s how her thoughts help to understand what the impact of Wolfe Herd’s concept could have on the dating scene. As for dating IRL, Silberling thinks that AI concierges would be a game changer. They would provide a far greater opportunity for rich and engaging connections through a less tireless and more efficient manner.
AI is uniquely situated to help increase compatibility. This only scratches the surface of what’s possible for users! By allowing virtual representations of themselves to interact with others’ AIs, individuals may gain a clearer understanding of their preferences and potential matches. This idea doesn’t just make the dating process more efficient—it removes a lot of the emotional baggage that typically comes with first dates and introductions.
There’s a lot of exciting progress happening—don’t miss out! The world’s tech community will come together in San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt from October 27-29, 2025. This inaugural event will undoubtedly work to chart the course of tech disruption across industries, dating included. Innovators, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders are already surging ahead together in these conversations. Together, they are establishing a new and promising precedent for the future of dating apps and online interactions.
