# AI chatbots are becoming dating wingmen, with 39% of British singles using them

> Original title: Is AI your new wingman? How chatbots are transforming dating

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-10-31T12:00:42.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/jpdz0pnif1f68udvhmm55un43
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/31/ai-your-wingman-chatbots-transforming-dating

## Summary

A Match Group survey of 3,000 British singles found 39% have used AI in their dating lives, rising to 66% among gen Z and 53% among millennials. The most common uses are getting advice about matches, planning date ideas, practising conversations, writing profiles or messages, and checking whether profiles or photos are genuine. About a third of UK singles said they would end a date if they learned AI had written a match's messages.