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'Date Me' Google Docs and the Hyper-Optimized Quest for Love | WIRED

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THE TWEET LANDED like a burp on a first date: a little awkward, potentially endearing, maybe a good story to tell later. Chris Olah, a neural network engineer for a company called AnthropicAI and a former Thiel Foundation fellow, observed out loud on Wednesday, “Normal online dating seems pretty suboptimal. Recently, I’ve seen several people experiment with public ‘date me’ docs—I think this is a really interesting experiment in alternatives, enabling long-form, earnest dating profiles.” Olah linked to his own Date Me doc in his tweet. Olah is 29, with the grin and just-finished-hiking complexion of someone even younger. The title of his Google Doc gets right to the point: “Male, Straight, 5'7", Monogamous, Wants Kids.” His photos draw the eye, but it’s the sidebar that’s remarkable: Olah’s Date Me doc has four “chapters,” and 15 subcategories. This is where he lays it all out. He says he’s “dedicated to doing what he believes is morally right.” He’s politically moderate and geographic

Save this story Save this story The tweet landed like a burp on a first date: a little awkward, potentially endearing, maybe a good story to tell later. Chris Olah, a neural network engineer for a company called AnthropicAI and a former Thiel Foundation fellow, observed out loud on Wednesday, “Normal online dating seems pretty suboptimal. Recently, I’ve seen several people experiment with public ‘date me’ docs—I think this is a really interesting experiment in alternatives, enabling long-form, earnest dating profiles.” Olah linked to his own Date Me doc in his tweet. Olah is 29, with the grin

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