A 2020 Harvard survey revealed that 61% of adults aged 18 to 25 experience solitude. Our article explores how leaders in social discovery are addressing this issue with AI-integrated dating and social discovery platforms.
Enhancing Social Connections and Minimizing Solitude Through Technology
Social Discovery Group (SDG) oversees more than 70 online dating and social networking platforms integrated with AI. According to their recent research, 67% of users have focused on these platforms and AI over the previous year to form connections and decrease solitude. The average time used on these apps has grown by 35% from the year 2022.
Dmitry Borisovich Volkov, Ph.D., the founder of SDG, states, “Technology holds the power to transform and enrich our social interactions. AI can combat solitude by assisting and improving well-being in our digital realm.”
The main insights from SDG’s research include:
- 46% of Gen Z customers use these apps to counter solitude, versus 15% of Gen Y and 9% of Gen X.
- 56% of men and 62% of women visit online apps to manage solitude.
- 71% of singles who avoid personal meetings with recent matches stated that messaging solely online provides friendship and reduces solitude.
How SDG’s AI Developments Address Solitude
As the leading social discovery business globally, SDG modernizes the solution to solitude with advanced AI developments that reshape how individuals connect and communicate. SDG’s contributions include:
- Finding a Match: SDG’s AI-based dating platforms apply sophisticated algorithms to deeply examine user data, creating customized and successful pairing recommendations.
- Initiating Conversation: SDG’s AI facilitates initial interactions offering tailored conversation openers reflecting mutual interests. For example, com created a unique Let’s Mingle function that applies AI to encourage chats between compatible users, based on their data and search criteria.
- Providing Companionship: the Flure dating app, an SDG investment, introduced an AI companion that delivers personalized, non-judgmental emotional support. With the AI character Anna, users engage in conversations two times longer than those with real people.
- Providing a Secure Environment: SDG employs AI moderation tools to maintain a virtual environment devoid of hostility, aggression, and rudeness.
Through these AI innovations, Social Discovery Group is increasing the effectiveness of virtual dating, helping users alleviate solitude, and providing a secure virtual community. AI functions like Dating.com’s Let’s Mingle and Flure’s AI character Anna are transforming the pursuit of love and friendship.
