A recent study by Randivonal and sociologist Dr. Irén Rövid shows that artificial intelligence (AI) has become widely used among Hungarians searching for partners. According to the survey, 60 percent of Randivonal users have used AI at least once, while 45 percent have used some AI platform multiple times. A dominant 93 percent of respondents use AI primarily for information gathering, and one in three uses it on a daily basis.
Weiler Péter, CEO of Randivonal.hu, noted that younger age groups are more open to AI: more than half of people aged 20–49 have used AI repeatedly, and even among those over 60, about one in three have done so.
From advisor to emotional companion
The research details how daters employ AI for various tasks. One in three respondents has already asked AI to help write an introductory profile text or to articulate their own thoughts. One in ten uses AI platforms daily for conversation.
The study also found that 27 percent of respondents have turned to AI with emotional problems, and 8 percent do so daily. For many users AI functions as emotional support: one in five daters sought companionship from AI to feel less alone, and 10 percent use it at least weekly.
Dr. Irén Rövid, founder of szingliterkep.hu, emphasized that singles experience loneliness more frequently, which drives many to share their problems with AI. The survey also shows that 40 percent of respondents have used AI simply to have someone to talk to.
Concerns and ambivalence
The study revealed notable concerns among daters about AI's effects. Nearly a third worry that AI could eventually displace human relationships, and almost one in five fear a future partner might share their thoughts more with AI than with them.
At the same time, a similar share feel that AI understands them better than other people. Yet only 11 percent believe that a genuine human-like relationship can be formed with AI. Weiler Péter stresses that most daters still believe in personal relationships and look for a real, reliable, supportive partner.
Gender differences also appear: women are more likely to be concerned that AI will take over human relationships, while men are somewhat more inclined to think AI can form human-like bonds and more often feel AI understands them better.
Why this matters
These findings indicate that AI is evolving beyond a practical tool in the dating sphere to become an emotional resource for some users. That raises social questions about how artificial companionship will affect loneliness, expectations in romantic relationships, and genuine human intimacy. Further research and changes in user behavior will shape the answers going forward.
