Would you wear a smart ring that proves you’re not a cheater?
- The RAW Ring is a smart ring that aims to catch cheating partners in the act by tracking biometric data.
- The ring would use AI-generated insights to detect changes in heart rate, skin conductance, and other physiological signals that may indicate infidelity.
- The idea behind the RAW Ring was developed by the team behind the dating app RAW, which aims to reduce catfishing and ghosting on its platform.
- CEO Marina Anderson describes the RAW Ring as a “dystopian loyalty tracker” that could potentially become a real product in the future.
- The RAW Ring would require users to upload unfiltered, real-time selfies to verify their identity and prevent catfishing on the app.
Imagine this. You wake up, roll over, take your smart ring off its charger, and slip it onto your finger. After eating breakfast and getting ready for work, you kiss your lover goodbye and head out. Everything’s hunky-dory – until you look down at your finger. The LED light on your smart ring is flashing pink. It means something’s up with your lover, probably with an elevated heart rate. You pull out your phone, open an app, and read detailed AI-generated insights that indicate your lover is… aroused? You furrow your brow. You’re not home. Something is up.
What I’ve written is, as of right now, science fiction. However, if the RAW Ring sees the light of day, this could become a real product you can buy. At least, in theory.
You may have seen some coverage of the RAW Ring in the past few weeks. The smart ring has been described as a “dystopian loyalty tracker” that can help you catch a cheating partner in the act. It’s not a product that actually exists yet, but the idea was developed by the folks behind RAW, a dating app that aims to cut down on catfishing and ghosting by making its users upload unfiltered, real-time, dual-camera selfies. The RAW Ring, CEO Marina Anderson says, …
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