Wolfe Herd: Bumble is exploring AI dating coaches to prepare users for chats
Whitney Wolfe Herd · Sharing the 2023 HIBT Lab Highlight Reel · Jan 4, 2024 · at 43:54
Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, discusses how the dating platform plans to integrate AI tools to build user confidence and assist daters.
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“So we have been hard at work exploring ways to have coaches or matchmakers or friends in your pocket, whatever you want to call it. You know, basically be that wing woman, wing man, wing person in your pocket to really show you that you've got this and to have your back, give you positive affirmations, and to kind of guide you along the dating journey. So if they are scared to chat, right, like they're scared to start a dating chat, for example, they would then chat with their coach first, and their coach, which is AI, would coach them through it, give them feedback, would help them feel ready and prepared for the game.”
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