Is AI Better at Matchmaking Than Humans?

[Narrator] We wanted to see whether AI

can predict romantic chemistry.

So we had Jill and four guys answer the same

30 question compatibility assessment.

We then fed the questionnaires into ChatGPT and Claude

and they ranked her potential matches

in order of most compatible.

Then Jill speed dated each guy

before learning who AI picked for her.

Will her choice match AIs?

Wait. He's the least compatible?

[upbeat music]

All right, let's do the first contestant.

[Narrator] First up, Landon.

Will these opposites attract?

How it going? Hi!

Hello. Jill.

Jill. Landon. Hi, Landon.

Pleasure meeting you.

I love the outfit. The ensemble.

Thank you.

Do you dress like this on, like, a day-to-day basis?

Literally every day.

Most of the time.

Okay. That's your style.

Is it yellow flag, green flag, red flag?

We don't know yet.

For me, I don't know.

It's a lot.

I can do pushups in this still.

You could do pushups.

You work out. You work out.

You have like abs underneath that tuxedo.

Maybe. Who knows?

So what is your nationality?

Like, Asian? I'm mixed actually.

[Jill] [ Okay.

I'm German, Japanese and Puerto Rican.

Ooo! Nice. What about you though?

I notice an accent.

Yes. Jamaican. Jamaica.

Yeah, man. Jamaican.

I went once. You went once.

Cool. For a cruise.

It was the hot, hot, hot.

You know what I'm talking about?

Feeling hot, hot, hot.

I'm feeling hot.

Yeah.

That's what we were singing on the bus.

Okay! So it was pretty fun.

Okay. Okay.

What do you like to do on your day to day?

I like to play the piano.

Oh, nice.

So you like music. You're a music head.

What do you like to do per day?

I love to do art.

I love music.

I love to sing.

Maybe a little collab. Okay. Maybe we can collab.

Do you need a song choice?

♪ This may be the night that my dreams might let me know ♪

♪ All the stars are closer ♪

I feel like I'm more of like a rapper.

You know what I'm trying to say?

Then hit a beat.

Okay. I got you.

All right. Ready?

Freestyle it.

♪ Uh-Huh, uh-huh ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[Landon beatboxing]

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ I'm at Landon with land ♪

♪ Damn ♪

♪ He look like Uncle Sam ♪

♪ Maybe Lee Dan ♪

♪ All he need is a top hat ♪

♪ Damn ♪

Okay! [Jill exclaiming]

You're too much.

[Narrator] The AI compatibility report

may be onto something.

Landon and Jill are aligning on communication styles.

I have a question. Mm-hmm.

If you were to have your own concert

and you can invite three people,

living or dead, who would you invite to perform?

Of course, I say Micah Jackson.

Yes.

I like that. Yeah.

Tupac.

You're annoying. I can't.

Come on.

I need that. I need that. You're so annoying.

That's all my answers.

Tupac, Jackson and BTS.

That's a K-pop.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know, like Dynamite, like.

[Landon and Jill singing]

♪ In the stars tonight ♪

Yeah. That one.

Do you like to role play?

I do.

Now, like, you could play like Batman, I play Catwoman.

Ooo.

Stop.

That's really good.

Come to save the day.

I like that.

That's really-- That's hot?

Mm-hmm. That's hot. I like it. I like it.

Okay.

Well it's nice meeting you Landon

and I look forward to, like, getting to know you more.

Pleasure meeting you.

[upbeat music]

Landon, I like Landon.

He's very cute.

I like that he's, like, I don't know, very adventurous too.

It's very, very cool.

I don't know about that outfit.

The outfit's throwing me off.

Like, I don't know.

Like, every day, you talk about you wearing that.

It's a lot.

That beatboxing moment.

Oh my God.

A little bit dorky on my end.

Overall, I think it was quite well.

[Narrator] Next up, Tom,

could his balanced energy be the perfect match for Jill?

[Jill laughing] Hi.

Hi. You're so cute. Oh, thank you.

You look, oh my gosh.

I look what? You look cool.

You look cool. Oh, thank you.

You remind me of that guy from Shrek.

The Farquaar. Farquaar.

Oh, thank you. But Farquaar was hot.

Farquaar was hot. Oh, okay.

[Jill laughing]

I guess you look like Fiona maybe.

We're dissing each other.

[Narrator] Ouch.

Seems like they might not be the perfect match after all.

So what do you like to do in your spare time?

Go to the gym.

I like to listen to music.

Go to the beach.

Can you swim by the way? Yeah.

Okay, cool, 'cause you can teach me how to swim.

I don't know how to swim.

Oh, I could teach you how to swim.

Okay. Okay. I was a lifeguard.

Really? Yeah.

Nice.

As far as, like, role play and stuff like that

in the bedroom, do you do that?

Do you like to, like, dress up and stuff?

'Cause I like to do that.

I could role play.

You could role play? Yeah. That could be fun.

Spice it up a little bit. Yeah.

What do you want me to be?

Like a bellhop.

You know. No, I want you to be Batman.

Batman.

Oh. Okay. Batman. Yeah.

That's kind of hot. Where is she?

Like that?

Yes. Yeah.

Yes. I'll do that.

Who are you gonna be?

Catwoman. Two-Face. Oh, Catwoman.

Two-Face? What is that?

I don't know.

Okay. What's the longest relationship you had?

Like a year. I'd say. Okay. That's pretty chill.

Yeah. What about you?

Three years.

It was a good relationship.

It was just my fault, you know?

Life lessons learned.

Can you do that?

Okay.

No, I'm not too bad. That's cool. Yeah.

Little corners are missing.

Yeah. No, it's cool.

Yeah, I like that better.

Yeah. Nice.

It brightens your face up, you know?

Yeah. I like this better. Yeah.

And I like that you work out too.

And you said you could cook, right?

Yes. What's your favorite dish?

I like ground Turkey.

Like with seasoning and stuff?

Yeah, like Cajun, chili.

I used to not put anything. Wow.

I used to just, like, literally put meat like in a pan

and just cook it up and eat it.

All right. Well, it was nice meeting you.

Nice meeting you.

Oh, damn. That was a firm handshake.

All right, Tom. All right.

[upbeat music]

I like Tom.

I don't know if he's a little bit nervous.

I could tell he is a little bit nervous,

but I think that he's cute.

I like that he's disciplined though.

His physique is nice.

I like that he works out.

As far as conversation, I don't know,

I wasn't really feeling in that spark.

She might not be the type of person

to have a relationship with.

I could definitely see her being a good friend.

I'm ready for the next guy.

[Narrator] Jill's next date is with Lex,

quiet, grounded and relationship ready.

Is this exactly what Jill needs?

Hi. Hey!

Nice to meet you. I'm Lex. I'm Jill.

Pleasure to meet you. What's your nationality?

Half Ecuadorian, half Dominican.

Okay.

[Jill speaking foreign language]

[Lex speaking foreign language]

So what do you like to do for your spare time?

I like to spend time with my dogs.

Oh, nice.

Yeah, those are like my babies.

Okay. You like cats? Yeah, I play with cats, man.

Okay. You like to play with the kitty?

Yeah. [Jill laughing]

I mean, yeah.

Yeah.

So, like, what time do you wake up at 6:00 AM

Nah, I'm up at 4:30.

4:30? 4:30.

So you'll wake me up? I'm wake you up.

Boom. I make sure you good.

Oh, God. I don't know.

[Lex] You know, you got breakfast, you're fed.

You know what I'm saying?

You walking the dog. Yeah. Yeah.

Okay. Boom.

Gotta walk 'em between like half an hour to an hour.

Oh, half an hour walking the dog.

That's a lot. I know.

But, you know, that's the dedication, you know?

Yeah.

When you have something

that you have to be responsible for,

you gotta wake up.

So you want kids? Yeah, absolutely.

How many kids? In this economy? Like two.

Two? Yeah. Yeah.

Okay. Do you like spicing it up in the bedroom?

Like, as far as, like, toys?

Yeah.

That's what communication is key.

Yes. And, you know,

if that's what, you know,

you're into, then yo, we gotta go get some toys and stuff.

Do you believe in sharing is caring?

Yeah, sharing his caring.

Yeah. Absolutely.

Wait, whoa.

Okay.

I thought food wise. Oh, yeah. Food wise.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, food wise, absolutely,

sharing is caring.

You know what I'm saying?

But I know about all that sharing.

Are you sure?

Like, what if you want, like, third person,

like once in a while?

No?

Just us. Us.

Like, what if it was like we get little boring, you know?

Nah. I don't get bored with me.

All right.

Where do you like see yourself settling down?

I could see myself maybe like

in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina,

like in the clouds, you know?

When I retire. Not now.

Next three, five years, you know?

Oh, no, no.

Here, maybe a little bit--

Local. You want to be local.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, local.

Okay, okay. So, like, Brooklyn.

So like a nice condominium, a nice apartment.

Or maybe Jersey. You know?

Jersey? Yeah. Jersey's nice.

Do you skateboard? No, I wish.

Do you run? I take walks.

You don't lift? How much do you bench?

I do lift. I do lift.

How much can you bench?

150? You can do 150?

Yeah. Yeah.

I don't know. I don't know.

[Jill laughing]

And you don't work out.

And you said your name was--

Lex. Lex.

Lex. Okay.

Yes. And you're Jill.

Jill. Yeah. Pleasure.

Nice meeting you, Lex.

Pleasure to meet you as well.

[upbeat music]

I like Lex.

I like that he's tall.

He looks like he's tall.

He's a New Yorker. I like that.

Very nice smile.

I love his smile.

I just don't like the whole, like, you don't work out thing.

Like you just walk.

I think he walk to work.

My interaction with Jill was great.

She had a beautiful smile.

She's from Queens.

Felt good.

All right, I'm ready for the final guy.

[Narrator] Jill's final speed date is with Ethan.

Creative, spontaneous and fiercely independent.

But is he too free-spirited for Jill?

Hey!

Hi, I am Jill. What's your name?

My name is Ethan.

Two figures. Two fingers.

Yeah, 'cause I don't wanna hurt your hand.

Hunger Games. Yeah.

So what do you like to do for fun?

I paint.

I make social media content.

I did a internship at a corporate office.

I had a hurt foot actually at the time.

Okay.

You always hurt yourself.

Yeah. Jesus.

Yeah. I'm quite injury prone.

What happened to your arm?

I fractured my thumb playing basketball.

So what do you like to do for fun?

The gym I go to, there's a co-ed sauna.

I love talking to people in the sauna.

So you're friendly. You're friendly.

I'm very friendly. Okay.

You?

Am I friendly or what do I like to do?

Both. Friendly and for fun.

I think I'm friendly,

but I don't like to date someone that's overly friendly.

I like a serious, like Jason Momoa.

Jason Momoa. Yeah.

[Jill laughing] I get that. I get that.

Yeah.

But I like to go out, you know, hiking.

Hiking's fire. Yeah. I love events.

Like, social stuff around New York City.

Love chess. Chess.

Yeah. They actually kicked me out of the club.

You were in a club? I was in a chess club.

You got booted?

Yeah, they took me outta the emails.

Wait, what happened? It's a long story.

You're giggly. It's giggly.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Your smile is lighting up the giggling.

You have a nice smile too.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

So how often do you work out?

When I'm healthy, 100%,

like four, five times a week.

Okay. You have abs?

Sort of right now.

But, like, I haven't really been able to do much.

What was your longest relationship?

Six months. Six months?

[Ethan] Yeah.

That's your longest relationship?

That's my longest relationship.

Yeah, you, you, you, you, you.

I would say about two years, three years.

Okay.

I'm a very loyal, you know, person.

I would assume. Yeah. I mean.

And I like one, you know, one man.

One month? One man. One man.

Oh, one. Oh, okay. One man.

Yeah. I'm Jamaica.

I'm Polish and Russian.

I know like.

[Jill speaking foreign language]

La bibliotheque? What?

No, I said you have really beautiful eyes.

Oh, thank you.

Do you know any Russian?

No.

I know [speaking Russian] and [speaking Russian].

Do you want me to ask a question?

Yeah, go ahead. Okay.

You're at a pizzeria,

you get two slices of cheese,

how many napkins are you gonna grab?

And they're paper thin.

I take a whole bunch.

I take a lot.

I just like--

Grab, grab, grab, grab, grab.

I'm not like a pizza person.

Like, I'm a pasta, Italian food authentic.

What is your favorite movie?

Kung Fu Panda.

I don't have another answer besides that.

That's like the go-to like childhood movie.

You? Um.

Did you not like that answer?

You didn't like that answer?

I like a nice suspenseful thriller.

Okay. Like, oh, who did it?

It was nice meeting you, you know.

Likewise. Yeah. You're very different.

I like your vibe, you know? Thank you.

I feel like I can have

a really good conversation with you.

Likewise. And you've very cute too,

by the way.

You're very cute.

Mucho gracias.

You are as well.

Bye, Ethan! Bye!

So, Ethan, he's really cute.

He's very funny too.

But he gets hurt a lot.

So, I don't know,

I don't know about taking care of him all the time.

I feel like he's gonna be interesting to talk to, you know?

It was a cool first impression.

A lovely bubbly stranger with a great personality.

[Narrator] So after going on four speed dates,

which guy did Jill feel the most connection to?

Most definitely Ethan.

I really like Ethan.

I thought he was cute.

He's just like a chill vibe.

I feel like being around him, I would be relaxed.

[Narrator] Now that Jill thinks Ethan is her best match,

it's time to reveal the results

of the AI generated compatibility report.

Lex, AKA, the heart led realist.

The emotional connection wildcard.

Lex leads with connection and honesty.

He values deep bond and meaningful communication

over status or structure.

[Narrator] According to our AI matchmaker,

Lex's compatibility score is 68%.

I mean, 68%, it's passing, but he's not my vibe.

Okay.

Thomas, AKA, the grounded gentleman.

The safe, emotionally secure option.

Yeah. He is safe.

I feel like I could push him over a little bit.

Take advantage of him.

And I don't want that.

I want someone to, like, put his foot down.

You know what I'm trying to say?

[Narrator] According to our AI matchmaker,

Tom's compatibility score is 76%.

76%. That's pretty hot.

I mean, I could see that.

I don't know. He threw me off.

All right, Ethan.

The free spirit creator.

The fun but risky choice.

Charismatic, artistic and unpredictable.

Ethan lives in the moment and follows his instincts.

He brings excitement and creativity,

but thrives more in spontaneity than structure.

[Narrator] According to our AI matchmaker,

Ethan's compatibility score is 60%,

making him the least compatible bachelor out of the four.

Wait, Ethan's the least compatible?

Yeah. Okay. Damn.

I don't know.

I mean, I feel like 60% is good.

Landon, AKA, the intentional partner.

Ambitious, disciplined and intentional.

Strong alignment on ambition.

Very compatible on emotional connection.

[Narrator] According to our AI matchmaker,

Landon's compatibility score is 88%.

Making him Jill's top AI match.

I could see that.

I could see me and Landon, you know,

having an emotional connection.

I liked his questions the best

and then he does music too.

[Narrator] Hmm. Jill seemed pretty set on Ethan.

But could our AI matchmaker cause a change of heart?

But, well, Landon make sense.

It makes sense.

[Narrator] Uh-oh, looks like Landon's score

is getting harder to ignore.

Well, that escalated quickly.

Okay, so, I mean,

after further the evaluation,

maybe I should think more logical about this.

If I'm looking for longevity and love,

I kind of have to agree with AI.

Ethan, he's cute.

I was just looking at the cuteness

and, like, the eyes and stuff like that.

But, that's why I failed in my past relationships.

Maybe I have to go with Landon.

I have to switch my choice now.

Hello, Jill.

Hi!

Hi. Well, you are my choice.

Oh, wow. Yes.

So with AI, our compatibility, 'cause you were a number one.

Oh, wow. Yes, yes, yes.

You were number one.

We had 88% compatibility.

Oh. We did.

I like that we had the same similarities

as far as, like, music taste.

So we can play, like, together.

It says you bring structure, clarity

and long-term vision to a relationship.

Absolutely. I like that long-term,

like, you know, that we get to plan for the future

'cause all the other contestants they were talking about,

like, short term or, like, very like spontaneous,

go with the flow, like,

and that's what I was used to going with the flow

and I don't wanna go with the flow no more.

You said you wanted kids, right?

Absolutely.

It'd be great to see a little bit

mini Landons walking around.

Right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Like, I feel like we'll have some cute babies.

I like how free-spirited you are.

So my question would be is then

what would be like your dream date?

Let's hear it. My dream date?

Yeah.

What would be, like, something you'd be like, Wow.

I'm an adrenaline junkie.

So I would say like a helicopter ride.

We're gonna get along. Or, like, skydiving.

Yeah, we're gonna get along.

So come with me, we're gonna go ahead, have a cup of coffee

and then we'll be like, Hey, babe, we'll be going.

Let's go.

Thanks.

Your hands are cold.

I know it's cold in this room.

We can have it colder.