# Will AI Save Dating Apps?

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Podcast: [The Hook Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hook-up-1104031)
Published: 2026-05-27T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/the-hook-up/ai-dating-apps-bumble-match-making-changes-dr-raffaele-ciriello-/106718682
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## Resource

People are emotionally, mentally and spiritually exhausted by dating apps, so much so that hundreds of thousands of swipers are deleting them. Now to try and “shake things up” Bumble is replacing the swipe function with AI matchmaking. We chat to Dr Raffaele Ciriello from the Uni of Sydney about some of the major issues of using AI to help you date, as well as the benefits. SHOW NOTES: Dr Raffaele Ciriello: https://profiles.sydney.edu.au/raffaele.ciriello Bumble AI changes: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/well/bumble-swipe-feature-online-dating-apps.html DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

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