AI that connects users with similar interests by chatting with them first. good idea or privacy nightmare?
Hey everyone,
I’ve been thinking about an idea and wanted some honest feedback.
Imagine an AI that people use mainly for casual chatting and asking random questions (kind of like a personal assistant / chatbot). Over time, the AI learns a user’s interests, tastes, and goals through natural conversation not just profile fields.
**Now here’s the twist:**
If the AI detects that two users have strong overlap in interests (for example, same hobbies, learning goals, or things they like talking about), it suggests an introduction.
The AI doesn’t auto-connect people, it asks for consent first and explains why it thinks the match makes sense.
The goal isn’t dating specifically,more like helping people:
find learning buddies
project collaborators
accountability partners
or just people with similar interests
**I’m curious about a few things:**
What are the biggest pros you see in something like this?
What are the major risks or downsides (privacy, creepiness, bad matches, etc.)?
Does something like this already exist in a solid way? If yes, what did they do right or wrong?
Would you personally trust an AI to suggest connections based on private conversations?
I’m not pitching a startup, just
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From the outside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just my read on it.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy Others will probably see it differently.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
From a practical angle, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that tension shows up immediately That’s just how it reads to me.
Looking at this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
If we’re being honest, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, the wording alone shifts how people read this This probably isn’t the last word on it.
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Trying to be fair, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next.
To be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so We’ll see how people react over time.
From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next
Real talk, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which explains why reactions are split
From my side, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what changes the context.
From the outside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where people will push back Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From the outside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
this solves one problem while creating another
If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term.
Just reading this, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where people will push back Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, this feels like a half-step, not a full move At least from my perspective.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which turns this into more of a debate
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here.
On the surface, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like there’s more coming here.
If we’re being honest, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
From a neutral view, this comes across more reactive than planned which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
If you zoom out, this depends heavily on what happens next At least from my perspective.
Putting bias aside, the way this is presented changes how it lands so the response doesn’t surprise me
Without overthinking it, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which explains why reactions are split
Honestly, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here.
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what changes the context.
Bluntly speaking, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that tension shows up immediately At least from my perspective.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where the disagreement starts Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy so the response doesn’t surprise me
Real talk, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s the key detail here.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the wording alone shifts how people read this so the response doesn’t surprise me This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, this feels rushed rather than thought through That part stands out. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
At this point, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart Curious how this plays out.
Honestly, the follow-through is what will decide this Feels like there’s more coming here.
this depends heavily on what happens next
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the impression it gives me.
Putting bias aside, this feels rushed rather than thought through We’ll see how people react over time.
From a neutral view, this feels more about execution than intent Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart
this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why this is getting picked apart Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
On the surface, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart Hard to say where this lands long term.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit
Stepping back, this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate
If you zoom out, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up.
Honestly, the way this is presented changes how it lands
the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here. Not convinced this is settled yet.
From a practical angle, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just my read on it.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Real talk, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a practical angle, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable We’ll see how people react over time.
Bluntly speaking, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me
To be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where people will push back
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
Stepping back, the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split That’s just how it reads to me.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next.
Looking at this, this solves one problem while creating another Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
If we’re being honest, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. That’s just how it reads to me.
Putting bias aside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting.
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Trying to be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why opinions are all over the place
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which makes the reaction pretty predictable
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another
If you zoom out, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out.
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
Putting bias aside, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At this point, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
From the outside, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
Real talk, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From the outside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate That’s the impression it gives me.
At this point, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which turns this into more of a debate That’s just my read on it.
Not gonna lie, the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the impression it gives me.
To be fair, this solves one problem while creating another
At first glance, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Looking at this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands
At first glance, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the impression it gives me.