MATCHMAKING, THE AI STYLE

Students

in a business school in the US, asked business guru Warren Buffet what was the most important decision to be made. The answer was not some wisdom about investment rules. “For all men and women, the most important decision is the choice of spouse”, he said.

The right life partner is critical to finding health, happiness and financial success. This is easier said than done and the millions who use online matchmaking services know the challenges.

Banihal is a matrimonial site that promises to find as close to a perfect match as possible using AI and neuroscience. It is the brainchild of cofounderCEO Ishdeep Sawhney who gave the Q and A system at the heart of his technology, the acid test to help him meet Binu Kohli, now they are happily married.

The AI system is called RAE and it creates representations of what each individual is like and what they are looking for in their long- term partner. It creates a rich understanding of each individual and identifies the matches that are closest to the perfect match. RAE will learn what makes you tick and what you really want in a partner. Then it will connect you with an ideal match.

And in the process it will thoroughly check out all data submitted to sniff out fake claims. Hopefully, a match made in heaven with some earthy, AI technology, can be found.