Swipe right: Matching pensions to dashboard users

The challenge of data matching without artificial intelligence

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Andrew Martin looks at the pensions dashboard project through the lens of data matching and dating apps...

This article was written before the government announcement regarding a delay to the pensions dashboard project. There are data matching algorithms everywhere. Some are obvious. If you sign up for a dating app an algorithm and probably an artificial intelligence (AI) engine, will attempt to match you with someone with similar interests, attitudes and background. As anyone whose has had a foray into the world of online dating will attest, the results can be mixed at best! The safety valve in online dating is that humans can decide whether they really are a match in the real world. An a...

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