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‘Extremely violating’: Tinder pauses AI photo enhancement feature
Yahoo Tech • • technology
Key Points:
- Tinder has paused its AI-powered photo enhancement tool in the U.S. following user complaints that the feature made their images look unnatural or over-enhanced, with some feeling violated by the changes.
- The tool was intended to improve photo clarity and brightness while maintaining authenticity, but users reported issues such as skin lightening and altered facial features, which Tinder denies.
- Former user Jeni Rubin shared her negative experience, describing the AI adjustments as "uncanny" and invasive, leading her to delete the app and raise awareness on social media.
- Rubin and other users expressed concern over the feature being automatically enabled without consent, emphasizing that AI enhancements on dating apps can feel intrusive and inappropriate.
- While supportive of AI in fields like medicine, Rubin criticized Tinder for using AI to alter users' own photos rather than addressing falsified images on the platform.
