San Francisco's AI boom is turning dating into a job interview

In San Francisco, the AI boom is changing how people date. According to a New York Times report by Emmy Martin, some startup founders now treat a first date like a job interview. Some single people also pay dating coaches about $5,000 a month.

What is happening

The city has drawn a wave of young, ambitious people who came for the boom in artificial intelligence. The report says they are now reshaping the city's dating scene. The habits they use at work are showing up in their love lives.

• Some founders run first dates like job interviews.
• Some daters use business terms like "conversion rate" to track how dates go.
• Some people pay coaches about $5,000 a month.

What the terms mean

In business, a conversion rate is the share of people who take a next step, such as a shopper who becomes a buyer. Applied to dating, it suggests counting how many dates lead to another date. It turns people into numbers on a chart.

Why it matters

This is a small look at a big pattern. Work habits and tech culture can spill into private life. Treating people like numbers can also backfire, because a date is not a hiring decision and the other person can tell when they are being scored.

What is not known

The full article was not available, so key details are missing. It is not clear how many people date this way, who the coaches are, or what they teach. It is also not clear whether these methods help people find lasting relationships.