What happens when technology takes the wheels of our love life?
From dating apps and AI-powered matchmaking to full digital companionship, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming third parties in our most personal relationships. But does it really help us find a deeper connection, or does it simply turn romance into an algorithmic fantasy?
Only on TechCrunch’s AI stage, which takes place on October 27-29 in Moscon West, San Francisco, is what disrupts 2025 in 2025, bringing together the voices of the three powerhouses to unleash the future of love, trust and technology.
Eugenia Kuyda is the founder of Replika, one of the world’s leading AI companion platforms with over 35 million users. Her mission: Build AI to support human emotional well-being – it will not replace it. Mark Kantor, Tinder’s product manager and former GM of Zynga. He has seen how traits can drive emotions, and how the design of actions coincides, sends messages, and meets. Dr. Amanda Gesselman, research scientist at the Kinsey Institute, explores how digital intimacy, platforms, and emotional outsourcing redefine relationships in the age of AI.
In this session, we will explore:
How the recommendation engine shapes the reason we date and why. The psychological impact of digital dating and AI’s “love.” Something that is lost or acquired when intimacy is optimized. Ethical red flags and design choices worth more scrutiny.
Whether you’re building AI products, navigating the dating landscape, or interested in the emotional aspects of emerging technologies, this panel challenges everything you think you know about connections in the digital-first world.
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