Hudnut, Millikan Launch ShowMe STL App to Spur St. Louis Meetups With AI Recommendations
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Updated · KSDK.com · May 30
Hudnut, Millikan Launch ShowMe STL App to Spur St. Louis Meetups With AI Recommendations
1 articles · Updated · KSDK.com · May 30
ShowMe STL has launched in St. Louis as a locally built app aimed at helping users discover places, check in with friends and turn spontaneous hangouts into easier meetups.
Check-ins are the core feature: when users arrive at a restaurant, gym, bar or workplace, friends get an instant notification showing where they are.
AI recommendations add a second layer, letting users enter prompts about interests or plans and then refining suggestions over time based on liked places, visits and followed topics.
A lock-screen widget is meant to reduce friction by showing friend activity and nearby options without opening the app, while the developers focus next on adding users and expanding recommendations.
The pitch taps a broader concern about people staying home more often, with the founders framing the app as a way to reconnect St. Louisans with both the city and each other.
Can a tech app truly break St. Louis's deep-rooted 'parochialism' to help newcomers make real friends?
Could an app meant to cure loneliness actually worsen social anxiety by showing who is hanging out without you?
How does ShowMe STL's AI learn user behavior if its developers claim no data is collected?