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Singapore's FirstDate Pilot Uses Nobel-Winning Algorithm to Match Government Workers

Singapore's GovTech launched FirstDate, a pilot matchmaking service for government workers aged 21-35, using the Nobel-winning Gale-Shapley algorithm to offer one stable match at a time. The initiative aims to combat 'swipe fatigue' and low fertility rates, though critics argue it reduces dating to transactional preferences and excludes older singles.