Grindr CEO Imposes AI on 180 Staff, Targets 100% AI-Written New Code

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30

George Arison has required Grindr employees to use AI agents in their work and says the company ultimately wants artificial intelligence to generate all new code.
160 of Grindr’s 180 employees have joined since Arison became CEO in 2022, part of a broader overhaul he says will make the company leaner over time.
Under Arison, Grindr has also tried to shift beyond a hookup app toward wider social connection for gay men while updating a product long seen as slow and dated.
The AI push extends a turnaround effort at a company that had cycled through owners and executives before hiring Arison to help take it public in 2022.