ChatGPT Is Turning 'Love Guru' For Men This Valentine's Day, Finds Survey

According to the company's findings, 40 per cent of those polled could not tell the difference between a human love letter and one created by a machine.

Want to write a well-thought-out card for your Valentine? Well, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot can help you do that. Yes, you heard it right. McAfee Corporation, a global leader in online protection, has revealed that 30 per cent of men, (26 per cent are adults) surveyed are willing to use the chatbot to pen a love letter this Valentine's Day, reported the Business Wire.

The revelation is part of McAfee’s new ‘Modern Love’ research report which surveyed 5,000 people in nine countries.

According to the company's findings, 40 per cent of those polled could not tell the difference between a human love letter and one created by a machine. What's more interesting is that, 10 percent of them wanted to use the AI as they believed that their partner would not be able to tell the difference, reported The Telegraph.

The most common reason given for using AI as a ghostwriter was that it would make the sender feel more confident. Lack of time and inspiration, quicker and easier process were other reasons for people to say yes to using ChatGPT in the survey.

Interestingly, only one-fifth of female respondents said they were willing to use AI for writing Valentine's Day card, reported The Telegraph.

Though this may sound like a harmless use of an emerging technology in writing love letters, experts have something else to say.

“Catfish, or people who create fake online personas to lure others into relationships, are beginning to use AI to supplement their romance scams,” warned McAfee experts, according to The Telegraph.

“For scammers who need inspiration, ChatGPT is capable of altering the tone of its messages. For example, a scammer can tell ChatGPT to write a love letter or to dial up the charm."

"This could result in earnest-sounding professions of love that could convince someone to relinquish their personally identifiable information or send money," McAfee experts added.

However, the experts also advised on how to spot AI-generated messages. 

Use of short sentences and repetition of the same words are a few tell-tale signs of an AI-written message, said the experts.

"Additionally, AI may create content that says a lot without saying much at all. Because AI can’t form opinions, their messages may sound substance-less," according to McAfee experts, reported The telegraph.