McLeod had much to say about AI's role in dating during a recent interview with Nilay Patel on the "Decoder" podcast. The Hinge founder, who's been skeptical about using AI for dating , is adamant , In a podcast interview with The Verge's Nilay Patel, Hinge CEO Justin McLeod described integrating AI into dating apps as promising but warned against relying on AI companionship, likening it to "playing with fire" and consuming "junk food," potentially exacerbating the loneliness epidemic. He emphasized Hinge's mission to foster genuine human , But McLeod says he is keen to limit AI to this “coaching” role, in comparison to apps such as Tinder, which have rolled out an AI chatbot that can perform tasks from helping users decide which pictures to display to writing messages to potential matches. Tinder and Hinge share a parent company in Match Group, which acquired a 51% stake in , Justin McLeod, the co-founder and CEO of Hinge, a popular dating app, is optimistic about AI’s potential to enhance the dating experience. Speaking at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, McLeod shared his vision of AI functioning as a “personal matchmaker,” facilitating more thoughtful and targeted introductions between users., Today, I’m talking with Hinge co-founder and CEO Justin McLeod. Hinge is one of the biggest dating apps in the United States — it’s rivaled only by Tinder, and b, .