Computers Know How Hot You Are

Think you�re cute? Your computer might disagree.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, burdened with deep insecurities over their own hotness, have �programmed the computer to successfully determine just how beautiful (or not) a woman is.� [Financial Times]

Sexist, we know, but we�re sure one for the dudes isn�t far behind.

Here�s how it worked:

• Humans teach: â��30 men and women were presented with 100 different faces of Caucasian women, roughly of the same age, and were asked to judge the beauty of each face.â�� They rated the faces 1 through 7 and didnâ��t have to give an explanation for their rating.
• The computer learns: â��Based on human preferences, the machine â��learnedâ�� the relation between facial features and attractiveness scores and was then put to the test on a fresh set of faces.â��
• The results? Good. The computerâ��s aesthetic judgments were roughly the same as rankings that people gave the new faces.

Your computer is now as superficial as you are.

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