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Will technology be able to change the trend of population decline in the country?
In Japan, local authorities have found an unusual solution to deal with the declining population and declining birth rate. In recent years, more and more people are putting off getting married or giving up the idea of starting a family altogether. In response, the Japanese authorities decided to use artificial intelligence (AI) to organize matchmaking.
Traditional matchmaking activities, so-called "konkatsu", are now conducted with the help of AI, which analyzes the compatibility of potential partners. This approach has already led to the creation of families that their participants previously did not even dream of.
The Japanese central government supports such initiatives, given the country's continuing population decline, and has expanded subsidies for such events starting in 2021. According to the Agency for Children and Families, by the end of March last year, 31 out of 47 prefectures in Japan were offering AI-enabled matchmaking services, and in December, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government joined them.
Ehime, a prefecture in western Japan, uses big data to select potential partners based on personal information provided to the marriage support center, as well as Internet search history. According to the center's consultant, "the goal of the program is to broaden people's horizons so that they are not limited to the age or place of study of a potential partner." About 90 marriages are performed annually with the support of the center.
Tochigi Prefecture, located north of Tokyo, uses a similar system. According to a representative of the local marriage support center, young people often rely on outside help in such matters, and big data can offer unexpected but appropriate options.
In Saitama Prefecture, next to Tokyo, where the system was introduced in 2018, by the end of November last year, 139 marriages were concluded with the help of AI. Some participants admitted that they had met people who they would hardly have noticed on their own. The representative of the prefecture noted that the system promotes a variety of meetings.
Shiga Prefecture launched an online marriage support center in 2022 amid the coronavirus pandemic, using a system similar to that adopted in Saitama. By the end of January, 13 couples decided to get married through the support center, six of which found each other thanks to AI.
One of the participants of the program, a 30-year-old woman, shared that initially she was wary of using the system, but in the end she was glad that she found the courage to register. According to the chief administrator of the Children's and Youth Bureau of Shiga Prefecture, people who register with the service are serious about marriage, which is confirmed by not the lowest registration fee — 15,000 yen for two years.
According to the professor of algorithm theory, who participated in the creation of the system in Ehim, the use of AI expands the circle of potential partners and has advantages for many people.
In Japan, local authorities have found an unusual solution to deal with the declining population and declining birth rate. In recent years, more and more people are putting off getting married or giving up the idea of starting a family altogether. In response, the Japanese authorities decided to use artificial intelligence (AI) to organize matchmaking.
Traditional matchmaking activities, so-called "konkatsu", are now conducted with the help of AI, which analyzes the compatibility of potential partners. This approach has already led to the creation of families that their participants previously did not even dream of.
The Japanese central government supports such initiatives, given the country's continuing population decline, and has expanded subsidies for such events starting in 2021. According to the Agency for Children and Families, by the end of March last year, 31 out of 47 prefectures in Japan were offering AI-enabled matchmaking services, and in December, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government joined them.
Ehime, a prefecture in western Japan, uses big data to select potential partners based on personal information provided to the marriage support center, as well as Internet search history. According to the center's consultant, "the goal of the program is to broaden people's horizons so that they are not limited to the age or place of study of a potential partner." About 90 marriages are performed annually with the support of the center.
Tochigi Prefecture, located north of Tokyo, uses a similar system. According to a representative of the local marriage support center, young people often rely on outside help in such matters, and big data can offer unexpected but appropriate options.
In Saitama Prefecture, next to Tokyo, where the system was introduced in 2018, by the end of November last year, 139 marriages were concluded with the help of AI. Some participants admitted that they had met people who they would hardly have noticed on their own. The representative of the prefecture noted that the system promotes a variety of meetings.
Shiga Prefecture launched an online marriage support center in 2022 amid the coronavirus pandemic, using a system similar to that adopted in Saitama. By the end of January, 13 couples decided to get married through the support center, six of which found each other thanks to AI.
One of the participants of the program, a 30-year-old woman, shared that initially she was wary of using the system, but in the end she was glad that she found the courage to register. According to the chief administrator of the Children's and Youth Bureau of Shiga Prefecture, people who register with the service are serious about marriage, which is confirmed by not the lowest registration fee — 15,000 yen for two years.
According to the professor of algorithm theory, who participated in the creation of the system in Ehim, the use of AI expands the circle of potential partners and has advantages for many people.
