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Alex Fisher @alex-fisher.bsky.social · 4d

This is becoming a worrying trend as relationship advice is now marketised and monetised by big tech.

And difficult to foresee the longer term social impact of increased AI use in dating/relationships on how we trust, talk to, and relate to others.

@clsrleeds.bsky.social
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Justin Hancock @justinhancock.bsky.social · 5d

*le sigh* www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Please just send people to BISH or Meg-John and Justin instead

The people turning to AI for dating and relationship advice - BBC News

More people are turning to AI for help with their relationships, but is that a good idea?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 21d

For Sexual Health Week
I wrote a blog for Brook encouraging more people think about online dating www.brook.org.uk/blog/dating-...

Dating in the Digital Sexual Sphere: How Apps Are Shaping Our Search for Intimacy - Brook

For Sexual Health Week 2025, we’re exploring the rise of dating apps and the role they now play in our intimate lives. In this blog, Dr Luke Brunning,

www.brook.org.uk

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 15

I shared some thoughts about a new academic study of dating apps in the @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2492...

Couples who meet online may have lower relationship satisfaction

Meeting online may be the norm in today's dating scene, but connecting offline initially may lead to better relationship outcomes

www.newscientist.com

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Aug 12

Do dating apps perpetuate sexual racism? @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social contribute to this Cosmopolitan article exploring the issue www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...

‘Are your dating apps encouraging sexual racism? I went up against the algorithm to find out’

When Serena Smith rejoined dating apps after a break-up, she got vanishingly few matches — that is, until she changed her race to ‘white’

www.cosmopolitan.com

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Aug 11

This project is a key output of our network, and we are grateful for a grant from @britishacademy.bsky.social to make this project possible.

We hope to see the book on the shelves in 2027. Watch this space.

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Aug 11

This will be the first collection of book chapters exploring ethical issues associated with dating apps.

The book brings together leading scholars from philosophy and other disciplines to think about the impact of online dating as it shapes individuals, their politics, and wider society.

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Aug 11

Contracts signed! @nmckeever3.bsky.social Ruby Hornsby and @lukebrunning.bsky.social will be editing The Ethics of Online Dating for @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

A blue and purple poster reading ‘The ethics of online dating’ under contract, Bloomsbury’

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Aug 5

@cdietzel.bsky.social a new member of our network, recently published an article exploring the harms experienced by members of the LGBTQ+ community on dating apps.
theconversation.com/more-than-ju...

More than just a bad date: Navigating harms on LGBTQ+ dating apps

Queer and trans people can experience harm through dating apps. Here’s what they — and the apps themselves — can do to change that.

theconversation.com

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Jul 24

One of our network @eirinimar.bsky.social will be talking about AI in dating messaging at the International Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Conference 👇🏻

Eirini Martsoukaki @eirinimar.bsky.social · Jul 23

Very excited to present in this year’s International Ethics of Artificial Intelligence conference, organized by the University of Porto!
This Friday, Alex de Guzman and I will be presenting our work on AI-mediated romantic messaging in dating apps.
ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/4...

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Jul 17

Natasha and Luke have a new article out in @theconversation.com exploring use of AI on dating apps theconversation.com/ai-can-be-yo...

AI can be your wingman when online dating – but should you let it?

Apps and users might be hopeful that Gen-AI can make dating apps fun again.

theconversation.com

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Carrie Jenkins @carriejenkins.net · Jul 16

Featuring the letter from @ethicaldating.bsky.social

www.ellecanada.com/life-and-lov...

Will AI Save Singles From Dating-App Burnout? | ELLE Canada Magazine | Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Trends & Celebrity News

Will introducing AI to the daring app equation keep singles engaged or make them question who’s really behind their screen?

www.ellecanada.com

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · Jun 24

Did an interview with the @wsj.com and two other experts on AI companionship. Not all of the conversation made it in of course, but overall it was a pretty good discussion! Betteridge’s Law applies.

Can You Really Have a Romantic Relationship With AI?

Yes, you can. And it can be good for you. But the danger is seeing it as a substitute for a human connection. Three experts weigh in.

www.wsj.com

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Jun 15

Listen to @lukebrunning.bsky.social discussing dating apps, in-person alternatives, and AI 👇🏻on Radio New Zealand.

Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Jun 15

I had a lovely time taking to Jim
Mora of Radio New Zealand about the current state of dating apps. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Death of the dating app

Why are people turning away from dating apps? Luke Brunning from the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships explains how they are finding love on-line now.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · Jun 11

WOKE?! Come to our panel on Digital Futures of Diversity on 23 June at King's College London as part of @kings-dfi.bsky.social 'Living Well with Technology' series, with @birgitneunews.bsky.social , @lewisiwu.bsky.social, & @nessakeddo.bsky.social and Elisabeth Kelan.
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...

Digital Futures of Diversity

How can we design and implement digital systems that genuinely enhance diversity rather than simply digitising existing inequalities?

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Jun 5

Check out this blog post on AI and dating apps by our nework member Elle Yang elleismatic.com/archive/do-w...

Archive • Do we need AI in dating apps?

Elle Michelle Yang

elleismatic.com

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · Jun 4

“Innovators will no longer be limited by these standards [and regulations].”

Predictable but still heartbreaking. Buckle up folks, you’re on a ride with no brakes and no one behind the wheel who cares about your safety.

michael veale @michae.lv · Jun 4

US AI Safety Institute reformed into Center for AI Standards and Innovation. Mission: “represent US interests internationally to guard against burdensome & unnecessary regulation of US tech by foreign govs & ensure US dominance of int’l AI standards” www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Transforming the U.S. AI Safety Institute into the Pro-Innovation, Pro-Science U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation

Under the direction of President Trump, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced his plans to reform the agency formerly known as the U.S. AI Safety Institute into the Center for AI Standards an...

www.commerce.gov

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · May 29

A few new people have joined our network. You can find more about all members here: www.ethicaldatingonline.com/team

Team — ETHICAL DATING ONLINE

www.ethicaldatingonline.com

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Apr 25

The talk on dating apps sounds great 👇🏻

Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships @clsrleeds.bsky.social · Apr 24

Next month we will be hosting a small but awesome workshop on the future of intimacy.

A poster reading:

THE FUTURE OF INTIMACY

WED 28TH MAY

IDEA CENTRE: SR2 - 09.30-17.00

Brian Heaphy (Manchester): Dating App Intimacies, Cruel Optimism and
Epidemics

Sophie Goddard (Leeds): TBC
Gerald Lang (Leeds): Roles and
Normativity

Paloma Morales (LSE): On Friendships with Bad People and Moral Snobbery

Lucy Shanahan (Leeds): The Future of
Safe Words

Camil Golub (Rutgers): Love as a Practice

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Ethical dating online @ethicaldating.bsky.social · Mar 26

Several us shared our thoughts on the possibility of being friends with AI bots in this fantastic article for @vox.com by @chengela.bsky.social www.vox.com/future-perfe...

The rise of chatbot “friends”

Wait, what is a friend anyway?

www.vox.com

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Mar 21

Thank you to everyone who came to my #philfortnight2025 talk exploring some of the ethical dimensions of dating apps! The questions were interesting and challenging, and will help me develop my project further.

A picture of Luke Brunning giving a talk in front of a slide showing logos of many different dating apps.

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Aberdeen Philosophy @abdnphilosophy.bsky.social · Mar 20

🙎➡️ 🤖 "Personal avatars" are "digital duplicates" of real people. How might they be useful? What are their risks?

Paula Sweeney explains how philosophy can help us approach these questions #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025