Written by Tim Green, narrated by AI. Listen to the full episode here.
Dating apps hold some of the most intimate data imaginable. Photos, messages, location, preferences, and now, with Tinder's new AI assistant Chemistry, they want access to your camera roll too. The promise is better matches. The cost is a profound erosion of privacy that most users barely understand.
When Match Group launched Chemistry, it asked users for permission to scan their camera rolls to improve matching. This came at a time when Match Group was facing declining subscribers and needed a new hook. But your camera roll is uniquely uncurated and deeply personal. Every photo, every screenshot, every spontaneous capture is laid bare for algorithmic analysis.
This episode uses AI voice narration from ElevenLabs Studio.
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