Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
TL;DR
Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app. Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.
Nauti's Take
Bond is tackling a real problem — doomscrolling is empirically harmful, and building a platform that incentivizes going offline is a genuinely bold design bet. The big question is whether an AI that motivates users to leave the app is a transformative idea or just a clever pitch.
Worth watching if you're trying to cut your screen time.