An AI-based dating app has been launched by local authorities in Tokyo to help prop up Japan declining fertility rate. The app is scheduled to become operational before the end of the year, CNN reported.
“Start with this as the first step,” it says on the website of the app. “By taking a diagnostic test and finding out about your values that you seek in a partner, you can get matched with people who have similar interests.”
“This could bring some surprises because there are things that cannot be judged based on appearance or conditions.” Says the App.
The response from Elon Musk was positive since he referred to it as “radical action.” On X, Musk posted “It’s great to see that Japan’s government understands how important this issue is. Unless radical action is taken, Japan (and probably many other countries) will slowly fade away!”
“The aim of our website is to encourage marriages,” it reads on the site for Marriage-Hunting App: “Marriage is a decision made solely on one’s own values but TMG works toward building momentum for marriage so that individuals who think ‘I’m going to marry eventually’, could take their first step.”
According to scientists, after going into recession in 1973 following a global oil crisis from which it never fully recovered, Japan’s economy had seen its fertility rate drop well below the replacement level of 2.1 over a span of five decades.
Last year, Japan’s health ministry reported 727277 births across its population of 123.9 million inhabitants. Also, there was a slight drop from 1.26 to 1.20 recorded in terms of fertility rates for this country.
