The computer was taught to predict whether a married couple will break up

Scientists, using machine learning algorithms, analyzed divorce data and tried to find out what

also leads to discord in relationships. In addition, the system was taught to predict the likelihood of a breakup for married couples in Germany. Discuss

The researchers used a variety of ensembledecision trees - Random Survival Forests. For him, data was collected on 2038 married or cohabiting couples. It turned out that life satisfaction for both men and women, as well as how much a woman works at home, were the most important predictors of union breakdown. Several other variables (such as women's hours of work) also showed predictive power.

Scientists believe that their model can predict with fairly high accuracy whether a man and a woman will break up or their union will be strong.

Source: Duke University Press