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新加坡推出政府僱員專用交友服務 FirstDate 以應對低生育率
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新加坡推出政府僱員專用交友服務 FirstDate 以應對低生育率

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新加坡推出名為 FirstDate 的交友配對服務,專為21至35歲政府僱員設計,使用諾貝爾獎肯定的蓋爾─夏普利穩定婚姻演算法,旨在應對該國歷來最低生育率。服務要求使用國家數位身分認證並填寫興趣與價值觀問卷,上線後引發社會不同反應,有人稱其為「反烏托邦式」安排,也有人願意嘗試。目前尚未公開是否將向公眾開放。

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新加坡面臨歷來最低生育率,2025年全年出生人口首次少於3萬人,同時死亡人數持續上升,約達26,500人。政府此前曾透過社會發展署(SDU)舉辦社交活動鼓勵大學畢業生交友,後擴展至非大學畢業生,但該機構最終被逐步取消。

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新加坡推出專為政府僱員設計的交友配對服務。這項措施推出之際,正值該國面臨歷來最低生育率。

本週上線的FirstDate開放給21歲至35歲人士使用,並標榜提供「不同的約會方式」,利用一套獲諾貝爾獎肯定的演算法,每次只為參與者配對一名約會對象。其網站寫道:「滑不停的疲勞感,到此為止。」

參與者須使用國家數位身分認證系統登入,並填寫一份關於興趣、習慣及價值觀的問卷。

FirstDate推出後,在新加坡社會引發不同反應,有人形容它是「反烏托邦式」安排,也有人表示願意一試。

在其網站上,FirstDate特別介紹驅動這項服務的「蓋爾─夏普利穩定婚姻演算法」(Gale-Shapley Stable Marriage algorithm)。

這套數學模型會根據偏好,為兩個人數相同的群體進行配對。

已故數學家勞埃德·夏普利(Lloyd Shapley)因發現這項演算法而獲頒2012年諾貝爾經濟學獎紀念獎。這套演算法除用於交友軟體外,也被應用於公立學校招生及醫學住院醫師配對等領域。

29歲、任職於新加坡國防部,並有意嘗試FirstDate的伊莉莎白(Elizabeth)向BBC表示:「說到底,我認為透過應用程式認識人的體驗,在不同類型的平台之間其實差別不大。」

「但知道自己被詐騙的可能性低很多,感覺還是很好。畢竟我們都是想找伴侶的公務員,不是嗎?」

不過,一些社群媒體使用者認為,這項目前仍屬試辦階段的計畫,對非政府部門工作者構成歧視,也有人批評年齡限制。

一名網友寫道:「他們這樣做只是為了提高總生育率。他們其實並不在乎我們是否找到伴侶。」

另一名Reddit用戶則表示:「由於35歲以上生育風險較高,政府乾脆把這些年紀較大的單身人士排除在外。」

目前尚不清楚這項試辦計畫未來是否會向公眾開放。BBC已向負責推動試辦計畫的法定機構GovTech尋求回應。

這項試辦計畫推出之際,新加坡出生率已跌至歷史新低。2025年,新加坡60年來首次出現全年出生人口少於3萬人的情況。

另一方面,這個人口老化國家的死亡人數持續上升,2025年約達26,500人。

今年8月,新加坡總理黃循財宣布一系列新措施,以更好支援家庭並鼓勵夫妻生育,包括在每名孩子年滿17歲前,提供近7萬新加坡元(5.4萬美元;4.1萬英鎊)的財政支援。

FirstDate並非這個城市國家首次嘗試扮演丘比特角色。

1984年,新加坡成立社會發展署(Social Development Unit,SDU),負責舉辦社交活動,鼓勵擁有大學學歷的單身人士交流認識。

由於對象僅限大學畢業生,這項措施被批評帶有精英主義色彩,但政府當時辯稱,非大學畢業生似乎並不難找到伴侶。SDU最終被逐步取消。

翌年,政府又成立另一個機構,推動非大學畢業生結婚。

由政府主導交友服務的構想並非新加坡獨有。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • FirstDate 試辦計畫未來可能向公眾開放,但時間尚未確定

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • FirstDate 試辦計畫是否會向公眾開放?
  • 該服務未來是否會擴大年齡範圍或職業限制?
  • 政府將如何衡量 FirstDate 對提升生育率的實際效果?

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