Will virtual reality and AI help us to find love or make us lonelier?
As matchmaking becomes more scientific, tech will even mimic kisses
Two lovers hold hands across a table, overlooking a virtual vista of the Mediterranean. As the pair exchange sweet nothings, the fact they are actually
sitting thousands of miles apart bears little significance on the romantic experience. The couple was deemed “hyper-compatible” by online dating
technology that matched them using a search engine infused with artificial intelligence (AI). Using data harvested about their social backgrounds,
sexual preferences, cultural interests, and even photos of their celebrity crushes, they were thrust together in a virtual reality of their own
design.
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