Twitter users are calling on Elon Musk to develop an AI-powered dating app called ‘Twinder,’ touting it as the way ‘to save humanity from extinction.’
The idea came after Musk replied ‘population collapse’ to a tweet showing how fertility rates keep dropping in the Nordic countries.
The potential dating app, which the Twitter CEO deemed an ‘interesting idea,’ would use artificial intelligence to make matches instead of random swiping.
The suggested service would feed AI Twitter accounts, including posts, comments and likes, and the technology would look for another user with similar behaviors and interests.
The Twitter thread, viewed over two million times, has hundreds of comments, with some sharing how they met their partner on the social network.
The dating app pitch came from content creator Steven Mark Ryan, a YouTuber who posts videos on tech and finance news. The idea came after Musk replied ‘population collapse’ to a tweet showing how fertility rates keep dropping in the Nordic countries
The dating app pitch came from content creator Steven Mark Ryan, a YouTuber who posts videos on tech and finance news.
‘When Twitter dating app? Might actually save humanity from extinction. Not even joking. Very low hanging fruit. Besides…. the EVERYTHING App, right? Ryan tweeted.
The post caught the attention of Kristen Ruby, president of Ruby Media Group and AI and social media analyst, who shared that she offered up the idea in April – tweeting, ‘Cool story Steven.’
Ruby’s April tweet details how Musk could design a dating app, as she suggested using AI.
‘@elonmusk could actually create the most intelligent AI dating app on the market due to sheer volume of data collected on users,’ she tweeted.
‘The matches would be based on data & AI instead of random swiping. It makes complete sense to me, I see the vision clearly.
‘He would be a fool not to create what I laid out.’
Musk said it would work for hiring, but this idea fell flat among users.
The potential dating app, which the Twitter CEO deemed an ‘interesting idea,’ would use artificial intelligence to make matches instead of random swiping
The post caught the attention of Kristen Ruby, president of Ruby Media Group and AI and social media analyst, who shared that she offered up the idea in April – tweeting, ‘Cool story Steven’
Musk said it would work for hiring, but this idea fell flat among users
One user replied: ‘Once people know Twitter is being used for Hiring, they will start auditing their behavior and before you know we have another LinkedIn.’
Ryan’s post was also met with people sharing how they met their partner on Twitter.
A user named Pope of Muskanity shared he had met his wife of five years on Twitter and included a picture of them on their wedding day.
It is not clear if Musk will move forward with Twinder, but social media platforms launching a dating app have been done – and not successfully.
The suggested service would feed AI Twitter accounts, including posts, comments and likes, and the technology would look for another user with similar behaviors and interests
Ryan’s post was also met with people sharing how they met their partner on Twitter. A user named Pope of Muskanity shared he had met his wife of five years on Twitter and included a picture of them on their wedding day
READ MORE: Facebook Dating falls flat as users
It was designed to give users a fairy tale ending, but Facebook’s Dating app seems to have turned into a tragedy, as one Twitter user shared an image of a gentleman who ‘liked’ her
Facebook launched a service in 2019 hoping to give its users a fairytale ending, but it turned into an instant tragedy.
It was only a few weeks after the launch of the matchmaking feature, and users were already flocking to Twitter to share their not-so-positive experiences.
‘Man you thought tinder was full of ratchets wait til you see Facebook Dating,’ write @danlacewell.
Facebook Dating does not require users to mutually ‘match’ before being able to connect.
Instead, it lets participants browse profiles via a familiar card-style cue and interact with the ones that interest them.
Another Twitter users said ‘So the Facebook dating app is like Tinder, but 5% less annoying”.
And a user shared pictures of those who ‘liked’ them, specifically David, who appears to be holding his shirt up to show off a gun tattoo on his stomach.
However, it seems things have improved on Facebook Dating since launching in 2019.
After less than two years online, Facebook Dating claimed it had created over 1.5 billion matches in 20 countries.
To put that in perspective, Tinder has created 55 billion matches within eight years.
