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Ping, a free app that wants to send you interesting information

Ping, a free app that wants to send you interesting information
Jonathan Riggall

Jonathan Riggall

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The creators of anonymous sharing app Secret have launched a new artificial intelligence app called Ping for iOS and Android. It’s designed to learn what you like, and send you notifications about things you’ll find interesting.

Ping is very minimal and simple. You don’t have to sign in or create an account, just open the app and pick some things that interest you. These options should evolve over time, as the app learns what you’re into. The point of all this? Eventually, Ping will learn your tastes, and will notify you about things that interest you without you having to look. As its creators put it, ‘why scavenge for content – it should come to you’. It might be a notification about the day’s weather, or a new movie.

According to its developers, Ping was first created over a weekend ‘hackathon’ with the theme of simplicity. That explains its interface, which is just text and a dot, which moves you through the app when touched.

Ping is an odd app to start with. Once you’ve tapped some subjects you’re into, nothing immediately happens. You have to wait until Ping has something interesting to say to you. Unlike Twitter, which you can open and browse actively, Ping is totally passive.

Check out the free app Ping for: iOS | Android

Source: Medium

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