Bond launches a social app that uses AI to suggest offline activities

In short: Bond has launched a new social media app that uses AI to recommend things you can do away from your phone.

What happened

Bond officially launched on Tuesday, according to its founder and CEO, Dino Becirovic. The app looks a bit like Instagram, but it does not have a main feed for endless scrolling.

Instead, you post updates called “memories” using photos, video, or audio. Your public “stories” disappear after 24 hours, but Bond saves them in a private archive you can search later.

Bond’s main pitch is that it uses AI, meaning software that looks for patterns and makes suggestions, to nudge you into real world plans. For example, if you post often about liking pho, it might suggest a nearby Vietnamese restaurant with good reviews. If you post about heavy metal, it might flag an upcoming concert in your city.

Bond says its team includes people who previously worked on major social apps like TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook.

The company says it does not run ads. Becirovic described two possible future business models. One is letting users choose to license their archived data for AI training, with Bond taking a small fee. Another is optional shopping recommendations that could earn Bond a cut of sales.

Becirovic also said users can delete memories or delete their account. He said end to end encryption (a privacy method that locks messages so only you and the recipient can read them) is planned, but not available at launch.

Why it matters

Many people feel worn out by apps designed to keep them scrolling. Bond is part of a growing push toward social tools that act more like a personal scrapbook and planner, rather than an endless stream of posts.

Source: TechCrunch AI