Worried your Valentine's date hasn't gone well? An app could soon tell whether a second one is on the cards… or if they simply found you boring. AI can now work out how well dates have gone by measuring how much each person is sweating, how quick they're breathing, and how fast their hearts are beating. The more these synchronise, the more likely the two people involved are compatible, according to the study by the University of Cincinnati. Scientists behind the technology are looking at developing it into an app that can give romantics'honest feedback' about their dates – or themselves.

Last November, Brookings published a report on artificial intelligence's impact on the workplace that immediately raised eyebrows. Many readers, journalists, and even experts were perplexed by the report's primary finding: that, for the most part, it is better-paid, better-educated white-collar workers who are most exposed to AI's potential economic disruption. This conclusion--by authors Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton--seemed to fly in the face of the popular understanding of technology's future effects on workers. For years, we've been hearing about how these advancements will force mainly blue-collar, lower-income workers out of jobs, as robotics and technology slowly consume those industries. In an article about the November report, The Mercury News outlined this discrepancy: "The study released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution seems to contradict findings from previous studies--including Brookings' own--that showed lower-skilled workers will be most affected by robots and automation, which can involve AI."