is a serial entrepreneur and sought after startup advisor that was recently named as one of the Top 45 over 45 and she has no intention of slowing down.
With Loly she's now pioneering a blockchain and AI dating app that matches people by orgasmic compatibility, rather than only photo and geolocation. Ashley wants to redefine the notion of consent and make hookups safer, better, and more frequent. I asked her the pros and cons of dating in an AI-enabled world.In traditional dating apps, you present the best version of yourself which never leads to the best match.
Also, with machine learning, we can learn about the user and identify potential matching facets of personality they would never have thought of that could be their secret keys to finding love.AI is only as smart as the parents that train it, the data scientists. That can lead to bias in the underlying programming that will come out and that’s where we have to be careful. Imagine the AI is a toddler - if you only feed it ice cream, it will never likely eat broccoli.
What concerns me is that relying on sex toys to figure out what makes you feel good can lessen your ability to communicate effectively about your body, which is a must for a great sustained sex life. No matter the technological advances, our bodies still need human touch. AI can counterbalance some of the effects of loneliness and help those who have a difficult time connecting with others. However, we have not evolved to the point where humans don’t need each other.