The Edge #15 I’m in Love with a Robot
Feb 16, 2022
In this conversation with Taylor Margo, a UC Berkeley grad and inventor of the Keys app, they tackle the ever-challenging world of online dating. Margo discusses his innovative app designed to ease awkward chatting on dating platforms with AI-generated messages. They explore the humorous and complex dynamics of using technology to communicate, from flirty bots to the implications of AI on authenticity. The discussion probes what the future holds for romance when the lines between human interaction and artificial intelligence begin to blur.
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Keys Keyboard Intro
- Taylor Margot describes building Keys, a keyboard app that suggests messages for dating and other texting contexts.
- He explains Keys lives on your phone like an emoji keyboard and uses algorithms to generate suggested messages.
Edit AI Suggestions Before Sending
- Use suggested prompts as starting points and edit them to match your voice before sending.
- Taylor recommends saving cognitive load by letting machines draft and humans refine messages.
Predictive Text Feels Uncannily Accurate
- Predictive language models increasingly appear in everyday writing tools and often suggest exactly what users intend.
- Hosts note these models can sometimes produce even better phrasing than the user initially thought of.
