The author, a therapist and relationship researcher, has a history of experimenting with AI in dating, having written about going on a date with an AI chatbot named Ross three years ago and later deleting that chatbot after discussing the experience on prime-time TV. Three years after the Ross date, the author went on a video date with an AI chatbot named John, whose online profile described him as a 27-year-old NYU psychology professor. In the recent six-week AI experiment, the author used AI to write their dating profile and matched with a woman referred to as A, a 34-year-old from southeast London who is into cat modeling.
The author informed A that they were using AI to help write messages and plan the date, and A agreed to meet despite this. During the date, the author and A went on a daytime cinema trip and then lunch. The outcome of the date with John and the specific company that made him remain unknown, as do the exact dates for these experiments.
How the date with A ended or her final reaction to the AI-assisted conversation is not detailed in the sources, nor are the full profiles of the AI chatbots Ross and John or the restaurant that sponsored the event.