Japan Considers AI to Match Spouses 不看长相收入，日本要用AI帮年轻人相亲
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Finding the perfect mate can feel impossible. But if you live in Japan, the government there wants to help you find eternal love -- or at least your future spouse -- using artificial intelligence.
In an effort to boost Japan's declining birth rate, the government has been trying to help single heterosexual men and women find true love so they get married and start families.
Roughly 25 of Japan's 47 prefectures currently have some sort of government-run matchmaking service for singles where the users plug in their preferences for a potential mate -- including age, income and educational level. The dating services then provide a list of other users who meet their criteria.
However, the current dating services aren't advanced enough to help singles make lasting romantic connections. That's where artificial intelligence could come to the rescue.
The new AI dating systems would work by having users answer more specific questions catered to their personal values on a variety of topics. The project seeks to recommend partners based on the potential fit between men and women, rather than conditions such as age and income.
The users would also have to share more information about their own hobbies and interests, like Pokemon in case they want to have a Pikachu-themed wedding.
Using this more personality-driven service (rather than just using age, income and education level as the main criteria), there's a higher probability the match could lead to marriage, the thinking goes.
The news quickly stirred up a heated discussion on China's Sina Weibo.
"It is surprising that a plot in a romance novel I read has come true in real life, but I still believe in my own personal feelings rather than some emotionless machine," one Chinese netizen posted on Sina Weibo.
"AI enriches avenues for blind dates, but whether two people are suitable still depends on fate," said Yuan Xin, a professor at the Institute for Population and Development in Nankai University.
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