Right, these are the photos ChatGPT says you need on your dating profile to get a match

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Online dating can be insanely fun or incredibly rough – it’s the risk you take when you sign up unfortunately and it seems to be a universal experience. Some of you dating app veterans have been swiping right for a while and fancy switching it up a bit, we asked ChatGPT for the best photos to put on your dating profile to get you a match.

An action shot doing something you love

ChatGPT’s top recommendation for a successful dating profile was to include an action shot doing something you love, as this demonstrates your interests and can increase matches up to 19 per cent. It also serves as a great conversation starter.

Even though AI didn’t specify any activities that should be off limits, trust me when I say the photo of you posing with the fish you caught is not the one to go for. How am I supposed to strike up a conversation about that? What a nice fish you’ve got there?

A smiling eye-contact headshot

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When ChatGPT generated this, I was picturing a corporate-style headshot that you’d put on LinkedIn. I’m sure you don’t want to look like you’re trying to be the boss of a HR department. Alternatively, you don’t want it to look like a mugshot as if you’ve just been booked into the local prison. Don’t worry, I asked ChatGPT for some further specifics on how to take the perfect headshot.

It recommended to avoid standing bolt upright like you would in a passport photo and to achieve a relaxed posture, tilt your head to one side. A slight smile also works best as opposed to a forced grin. An extra tip is to think about a funny moment before taking the photo to bring out a genuine smile.

AI also kindly pointed our that a smiling headshot with direct eye contact could actually get you 14 per cent more right swipes, following a study by Tinder and Bumble.

This is said to be because eye contact increases feelings of warmth in the brain and is especially effective if paired with a genuine smile, one causing those small wrinkles either side of your eyes. This in turn is because as the human brain processes these smiles faster and more effectively, they send stronger signals that you are trustworthy to the viewer of your profile.

Photos with a pet

According to a Tinder study, ChatGPT explained that men who have a photo of themselves and their dog on their profile can receive around 69 per cent more matches.

ChatGPT came through with the science behind this staggering statistic. Psychologically, this activates a part of the brain called the “caretaking schema” which is the part of the brain that responds when humans see cues of nurturing. It triggers their brain to associate you with having the qualities of being kind, trustworthy and empathetic as they see you as the caregiver of the dog. In addition to this, when potential matches simply look at the image of the dog, it releases a small amount of Oxytocin in the brain, which is the hormone released when you fall in love!

So whack a photo of you and your furry friend on your dating profile and you’re sure to find success (apparently). You could be Cruella De Vill for all they know, but at least your match chances have increased.

A group photo

A group photo on your profile can suggest you have good communication skills and emotional awareness. Psychologically, it’s said to activate part of the brain called the medial prefrontal cortex which works out the value people have socially, therefore signalling that you can form and maintain healthy relationships. People trust social validation as a sign that someone is likeable and approachable.

ChatGPT warned against including photos with too many people as you want potential matches to easily locate you in the photo, to avoid them thinking they’re about to match with someone else. You don’t want to accidentally play cupid for your mates as kind as that would be.

So, what photos does ChatGPT say you should you avoid?

Chat says you should avoid gym mirror selfies as it can be seen as vain. You don’t want to be seen as just another person in the army of gym rats (savage).

But what’s interesting is that a lot of AI recommendations are based on psychology. For example, it warns against sunglass pictures as this covers the eyes, which can create less trust.

Of course, the golden rule with any dating profile is don’t put pictures on that are way in the past and not representative of you now.

So take this advice from a robot and you will be inundated with right swipes, just try not to sound like an low-battery Alexa when you eventually meet your dates.