• eleijeep@piefed.socialEnglish
    8 days

    The stable matching problem has also been called the stable marriage problem, using a metaphor of marriage between men and women, and many sources describe the Gale–Shapley algorithm in terms of marriage proposals. However, this metaphor has been criticized as both sexist and unrealistic: the steps of the algorithm do not accurately reflect typical or even stereotypical human behavior.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale–Shapley_algorithm

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8 days

    Is this an unusual algorithm to use on a dating app?

    I ask that question, but I understand it’s probably not answerable. I’m sure the algorithms in place are immense complicated things and definitely proprietary. So unless some Lemmy user works for/worked for one of these apps, I don’t think anyone will really know.

    • inari@piefed.zipEnglish
      8 days

      Regular dating apps are probably trying to optimize for users to keep using the app, to get better upsell opportunities.