I have heard of Tinder, but I have not used Tinder (or any other dating app or service for that matter), so all I know about it is what I read. I had been under the impression that Tinder was a dating/hook-up app for people to meet or meet other people. However, I was disabused of this notion by an April 2, 2025 report by Matty Merritt for Morning Brew titled Tinder wants you to win a date with an AI chatbot (Morning Brew, April 2, 2025). I quote from this important report:

Users receive a virtual deck of cards with unique scenarios and personae to flirt with via the speech-to-speech tech. The goal is to charm the bot with voice memos and score a date before time runs out…

The article notes that Tinder launched the game on April Fools. Sadly, it seems to be no joke (as in existing, it is definitely a joke in a grander sense).