Bond, a new social app launched April 21, ditches the infinite scroll and algorithmic feed entirely. Instead, it uses AI trained on users' photos, videos, and audio to recommend real-world activities — restaurants, concerts, hiking trails — based on personal content. Founded by ex-Index Ventures principal Dino Becirovic and former Google DeepMind researcher Arthur Brazinskas, Bond positions itself against screen addiction and doomscrolling culture. However, its long-term business model — licensing user data for AI training and e-commerce integrations — raises serious questions about whether it truly differs from the surveillance-based models it criticizes. The absence of end-to-end encryption at launch further undermines its privacy-first positioning.
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What “post-feed” means in practiceThe problem it claims to solveBond is not aloneThe tension at the centreSort: