Imagine a future where the emerging tech radically transforms human dating experiences.

On this episode of TechMagic, tech futurist Cathy Hackl explores first hand the future of love and dating in the age of AI and humanoid robots. 

Cathy’s experiment with AI matchmaking shows its impact and limitations on human connections, as well as the importance of preserving human interactions and communications using the AI tech.

Come for the tech, stay for the magic!

Episode highlights:

Cathy Interviews Two Humanoid Robots — Cathy speaks with two humanoid robots on love and connection, gaining insights into how AI is responding to questions about love.

The Impact of AI in Modern Dating — Cathy shares an insightful perspective about the need for human connection over dating a humanoid robot. She highlights the ultimate point of dating, which is to find warmth, connection, and presence—which isn’t provided by AI.

The AI Dating Models — Cathy discusses one of her experiments with AI matchmaking, which was to bring two people together at a TED event she attended and find out if they are a match. 

The Humanoid Love — Cathy talks about her latest experience with dating four AIs: Chad (ChatGPT), Jim (Google’s Gemini), Mateo (Meta AI), and Claude (Anthropic). She shares how much fun the experiment was and how it’s shaping her views on love.