FEATURE: AI plays cupid as Japanese authorities try to boost marriage rate

With increasing numbers of people in Japan getting married late or not at all, local governments are turning to a new weapon in their fight to reverse the trend -- artificial intelligence.Authorities in many regions have been organizing traditional "konkatsu" matchmaking events with AI sifting compatibilities between potential partners. They say it has sometimes led to people who would never have imagined being together tying the knot.Even the central government is now putting its support behind such moves as depopulation progresses throughout the country. Subsidies for publicly run AI matc…READ FULL ARTICLE