AI is dabbling in the art of matchmaking. Popular dating app, Tinder, is testing an artificial intelligence tool that identifies users’ “best-looking photos”, which they could add to their profiles to increase the likelihood of potential partners swiping right. As reported by The Guardian, the tech scans a user’s online photo album and handpicks five images that best represent an individual. Match Group – the company that owns Tinder
Do the words 'Humane AI Pin' mean anything to you? If not, they likely will soon enough. We’ve been given a glimpse into major developments in ‘device design’ land and it reveals an astonishing leap forward. “The future of technology might almost be invisible.” Those were the powerful words of former Apple designer and Humane cofounder, Imran Chaudhri, during a recent TED talk. Chaudhri took to the red circle to
Do you moonlight as a theme park costumed movie character? You could soon be out of a job. Disney has just unveiled a new robot – based on Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise – that it hopes to integrate into its various theme parks across the globe. What’s so special about this creation? Well, the Groot robot talks, gestures, and dances and is even capable of
Is the average human so boring that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could one day turn on us and take control? That’s what the founder and chief executive of one London-based tech company believes. Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation last month, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque said he believes the tech will one day deem humans “so boring” it will simply rise up and overthrow humanity. “The worst-case scenario is
Hands up if you’re scrolling through your phone right now while sitting on the loo? If so, you’ll appreciate this read even more. As you may know, Japan is famous for its toilets, with funky tech innovations like seat warming and deoderisation available at the press of a button. So, it’s fitting that another revolutionary bathroom-based invention has arisen from the Land of the Rising Sun. Wash Your Hands and
We’ve all come across an Instagram profile that stops us in our tracks – but have you ever felt like someone on social media was simply too perfect? Perhaps you’ve just stumbled upon Aaditya Iyer. When the handsome ‘entrepreneur’ shared his first photo on Instagram in early February, a growing band of followers in his native India swooned. In less than two weeks, Iyer amassed a legion of more than
Some of you might recall the days of jetsetting to the other side of the world, firmly gripping a pocket translator phrasebook wherever you went. Sí? Oui? Ja? We’ve come a long way in the world of translation services. Or have we? While attempts at translation technologies can be traced to the late 1940s – that’s not a typo – it was in 1992 that the world’s first public