'Candid,' the anonymous chat app, enforces civility with AI

Developed by a pair of former Google project leads, Candid (the company) has developed a natural language processing system that analyzes every piece of posted content and flags inflammatory items for removal -- things like hate speech, threats and slander. Off-topic posts are moved to more appropriate sections, so you won't have to dig through political discussions to read about NASA's mission to Mars. Candid (the app) is available free on both iOS and Android. Similar to Yik Yak's location-based function, each Candid user will see a personalized feed of posts and content based on their "education, employment, interests and neighborhood," according to the company's press release. Interestingly, you can even sign up using your Facebook account to seed the app's Group suggestions.