SDG LAB Venture Fund Backs Virtual Intimacy with $20 Million — But Will It Work?

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/sdg-lab-venture-fund-backs-virtual-intimacy-with-$20-million-but-will-it-work . Can AI-powered tech fix Europe’s loneliness crisis? SDG Lab’s $20M venture bets on virtual intimacy to reconnect a disconnected world. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism . You can also check exclusive content about #virtual-intimacy , #ai-dating , #sdg-lab-venture-fund , #the-loneliness-epidemic , #ai-and-human-connection , #emotional-ai , #tech-and-loneliness , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @socialdiscoverygroup . Learn more about this writer by checking @socialdiscoverygroup's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . 13% of Europeans feel lonely most or all the time, while 35% experience it regularly. Social isolation increases mortality risk by 29% and loneliness by 26%. Loneliness is linked to sleep disturbances, high cortisol levels, and heart disease. The $20 million venture studio SDG Lab is betting big on ‘virtual intimacy’