The transformative power of artificial intelligence has come to preoccupy big business and government as well as academics. But as AI's potential sinks in, a growing number of policy experts -- along with some leading figures in technology -- are asking tough questions: Should these cutting-edge algorithms be regulated, taxed or even, in certain cases, blocked? Consider what AI can do in the workplace. For example, managers realize that office politics, stress and other pressures take a toll on employees. They also know that standard-issue job-satisfaction surveys "don't provide a true gauge of what's going on" around the water cooler or in the staff lunchroom, says Jonathan Kreindler, Chief Executive Officer of Receptiviti.ai.

A toxic workplace can leave employers with $190 billion in excess costs. You might not think so, but AI analytics could prove you wrong. Receptiviti is a platform designed to help finance firms and banks measure workplace culture, happiness and burnout. This is done via artificial intelligence (AI) which analyzes how employees use language in the company's messaging systems (email, Slack, Skype, etc.). Aside from making assumptions on stress and happiness, the platform can also analyze if an office has a "toxic" culture.

We've written a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) here at Nanalyze, and just when we feel like there's not much more we can add to the topic, we find loads more interesting companies to write about. There has been a lot of talk lately about how machines just won't be able to capture that "human element" of emotions or "emotional intelligence" as it is often called. The act of building an emotional quotient or EQ as a layer on top of AI is being referred to as affective computing, a topic we covered before. The first step towards AI being able to demonstrate emotional intelligence, is that it needs to see emotions in our behaviour, hear our voices, and feel our anxieties. To do this, AI must be able to extract emotional cues or data from us through conventional means like eye tracking, galvanic skin response, voice and written word analysis, brain activity via EEG, facial mapping, and even gait analysis.

If you're fed up of ogling profile pictures of singles only to swipe right in vain, then there's good news. A new dating app lets users find matches based on more than just looks. The app, called Loveflutter, was inspired by a MailOnline article and claims to be the first to use Twitter, letting users display their tweets on their profile. Ahead of its launch this year, it has released an online interactive tool that lets anyone input their Twitter handle to find out their personality, and get dating advice. The app lets users display their 10 most recent tweets by signing into their Twitter account or tapping'Connect with Twitter' in settings.