Grindr, the popular gay dating app, is planning to introduce an AI boyfriend feature that can sext and have ongoing relationships with users, trained on previously private messages between users with their consent. The move aims to boost revenue by putting some free features behind a paywall and offering new AI-powered paid features. However, early testing has revealed issues with the AI making racist statements, which employees are working to address before public release. The controversial plan highlights both the potential and risks of deploying conversational AI trained on personal data, especially for marginalized communities where hateful outputs could be particularly harmful.

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