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Okay, and so at the end of the night, did he or anybody else you talked to say that they had met somebody they wanted to see again romantically?

And those people will have to make out with each other in front of everybody.

What?

That sounds so problematic.

Stephen!

Amazing.

Best night ever!

Okay, so Luke, what is your verdict at the end of the night?

Would you go to one of these events on your own as a single man?

Do you think they work?

A beacon of hope in the hellscape of dating.

Luke Vander Ploeg, eternal optimist, romantic.

Thank you for joining us.

After the break, Amanda Hess tells us how artificial intelligence is trying to find us love.

Amanda Hess, it is our great pleasure to have you on our new Sunday Daily Show.

Welcome.

We just spoke with one of our extremely adventurous producers, Luke Vander Ploeg, who went to two different types of in-person events, one where they wrestled, one where they drank wine.

You have been focused on sort of a different end of the dating spectrum, which is people who are leaning into technology and specifically entertainment.

Where AI and dating intersect.

You recently went and wrote about this event in California called Love Symposium.