Updated on: August 11, 2025 01:08 PM IST
A new app allows a chatbot to learn your values, then provides introduction you can accept or leave. Some users report other dates.
What happens when a chatbot becomes your matchmaker? A cool conversation with software can give rise to better first dates? The idea seems bold. This also shows how tired many people are about swipeing and small things that do not go anywhere.
How the flow works
A new dating app called Sich uses AI matchmaker to move beyond a general profile and a liner. CNBC First saw the app and its unusual flow. You start by chatting with the bot. It asks what matters to you in a partner, what you give importance, what closes you, and the first good meeting looks. This transforms those answers into a simple profile, such as non -negotiator, red flags, and good for Havs. You can read what the bot has captured about you and adjusted when needed.
Next step is not chat with a person. You continue to talk about someone from the bot that thinks it can fit. It answers questions about the person in plain language. The purpose is to help you make fast decisions without falling into the endless message. If both people say yes, the bot gives an introduction. After that, you talk directly in the app and decide if you want to meet. Some initial users say they have moved to other dates. They prefer that an introduction comes each week and it is considered more than a random swipe feed. The service sells the setup in a short pack instead of a long membership. Prices vary and can change by pack, so it is best to check in the app.
There are real concerns. AI chatbots can give incorrect answer or fill gaps with estimates. This can be a problem when people want honest reference before meeting. Security also depends on fake profiles and strong checks for fast reporting tools. The founder behind the app has said that the system can go on the track several times, and this improvement will continue. This is a proper entry. It also shows how new this idea is still.
Sich is live in American cities such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. It plans to reach Chicago and Austin by the end of the year and the team also talks about a broad rollout in future. If it grows, the service will require clear rules of what the bot can say and the simple ways to fix the errors. It will also require to show that matches lead to better results than real dates and old swipe models. The appeal is simple. Low noise. Low dead end. A cool passage for the first coffee. What a chatbot can offer that the question is that. For now, it is an interesting test that dating can look forward.
