Tinder today rolled out an AI-powered update to its photo verification feature, and so far, app users have been able to prove to others that they’re not bots or catfish. Previously, users would follow instructions to pose and take a picture of themselves, be verified on a dating app, and receive a blue check. Now, Tinder enhances this process by requiring video selfies instead of photos. Additionally, users will soon be able to restrict chats to photo-verified members only.
The company says the changes are part of an effort to make the app safer for Tinder members.
However, the feature is also being introduced at a time when it’s much easier to create fake photos and personas with the help of AI tools, and it’s actually ready to spam matches. Dating apps can be filled with fake people who are just bots that are dating. Requiring “liveness” checks, like selfie videos, are a stronger means of scrutinizing people for who they really are and weeding out spammers.
Tinder said it outsources its selfie video technology to a third-party partner, but declined to name the vendor. The photo verification process itself is handled internally through our own infrastructure.
However, the new model first requires the user to complete a series of video prompts, after which AI is used to match if the person in the video matches the person in the profile picture the user wants to see. is explained. This integration works by matching a 3D mapping of someone’s likeness (face shape) to a still photograph of her.
With the rollout of the update from Wednesday, users looking for photo verification, or those who want to keep their existing verification, will be required to take a video selfie. This feature completely replaces the previous option for uploading photos.
The company says existing photo-verified users will soon start seeing prompts within the app asking them to upgrade to the latest version of photo verification if they want to keep their blue check mark on Tinder. Not only does this ensure members are authenticated through a more robust video selfie feature, it also addresses an issue where his expired Tinder user was having his authenticated photos reverted back to the app years ago. To do.
In addition to updating the ability to use videos instead of photos, Tinder will later introduce a new feature that will allow users to only see other photo-verified members in their recommendations via their message settings. is. Members will also be able to request a photo review from a match before being allowed to send a message. (Although it’s hard to imagine how this would make a good first impression!)
Meanwhile, Tinder Gold subscribers will be able to filter their Likes page to only photo-verified members.
The company claims that photo verification has been proven to increase matches on the service because users are convinced that potential matches are real, not bots, and resemble a photo. . According to Tinder, among users between the ages of 18 and 25, he is 10% more likely to be matched if he has photo verification.
The photo verification feature is rolling out to Tinder users worldwide starting today, and the ability to restrict messages to only “photo verified members” will be introduced “in the coming months,” Tinder said.
