Nearly half of Grindr’s staff left the West Hollywood company after being told in August that they needed to return to the office. But the popular LGBTQ-focused social and dating application is looking at those departures as an opportunity, a rare chance to remold itself. According to Grindr’s chief executive, George Arison, the employees who left have made it possible for the company to bring in people who are committed to Grindr’s intensive work mentality. Among these new hires, Grindr is specifically packing its employee roster with artificial intelligence experts to set the company up for the future.