OkCupid
Coverage of OkCupid in the Nexus archive.
- Why an anxious AI romantic now drives Match Group’s dating apps
Spencer Rascoff, former Zillow co-founder now CEO of Match Group, is implementing a turnaround strategy centered around AI-powered user personas to better understand dating app customers and drive innovation. The strategy appears to be working, with Tinder showing its first year-on-year increase in new registrations in two years and the company reporting 4% revenue growth and 42% net income jump in Q1 2025.
- AI company deletes the 3 million OKCupid photos it used for facial recognition training
An AI company has deleted 3 million photos from OKCupid that were previously used for facial recognition training. The action addresses privacy concerns and marks a shift in data usage practices.
- Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says
Clarifai deleted 3 million photos provided by OkCupid for facial recognition AI training following an FTC settlement. The data sharing occurred in 2014 after Clarifai requested it from OkCupid, whose executives had invested in the company.