How a Matchmaking AI Conquered (and Was Exiled) from Tinder

Forecast is a series exploring the future of AI and automation in a variety of different sectors--from the arts to city building to finance--to find out what the latest developments might mean for humanity's road ahead. We'll hear from Nikolas Badminton, David Usher, Jennifer Keesmaat, Heather Knight, Madeline Ashby and Director X, among others. Created by Motherboard in partnership with Audi. It all started in a bar in 2014. Weary of watching his friends spend their nights swiping left or right on dating apps like Tinder, Justin Long of Vancouver decided to automate the process.