Hinge AI Promises Less Swiping, More Explaining Why You Ghosted
Justin McLeod, the Hinge CEO born to ghost bio writers everywhere, told us that by 2028 (or sooner) swiping hundreds of profiles will be archaic, like dial-up or last year's TikTok dance. Imagine explaining in your own exquisite words what makes you 'pass' on Chad or swipe right on Kelly ā no more Morse code likes! Owned by Match Group (yes, the Tinder and OKCupid overlords who bought Hinge in 2018), Hinge is cashing in big with $168 million revenue and 1.7 million paying users as of Q2 2025. But no chatbot boyfriends, pleeeease ā McLeod threw shade at Metaās Zuckerberg, calling AI pals an 'extraordinarily reductive' friendship simulator. Meanwhile, Match CEO Spencer Rascoff said Hinge's crushing it like a mid-2010s boy band reunion, proving online dating isnāt dead yet despite swipe fatigue and IRL dating's surprising popularity surge.
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Hinge CEO says pay for AI to decode why you hate Chad instead of endless swipes, but no AI boyfriends pleaseābecause *real* love still requires humiliation in person, not just an algorithmās cold, judgmental heart.
Swiping is so 2024. Soon you'll tell Hinge your hopes and horror stories like a therapy session, and it matches you with a human who deserves it. Sorry chatbots, youāre benchedāno digital spouses allowed here.
Meta thinks AI friends can cure loneliness but Hingeās CEO calls this 'extraordinarily reductive.' Nothing says 'deep connection' like algorithmic romance with no emotional labor or messy human flaws!
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/19/2025 | Author: Shubhangi Goel
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