[SUN] Artificial Intelligence researchers working on facial recognition systems now say their machine learning system can predict a person’s sexuality and even their political views just from measuring their face.The research was published this week in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, was conducted by Stanford University’s Michal Kosinski.
The paper explains that the algorithm studies body language. "Head orientation and emotional expression stood out," Kosinski writes.
"Liberals tended to face the camera more directly, were more likely to express surprise, and less likely to express disgust."
But there were several other clues in people’s features — not just race and age but more subtle indicators — which also helped the facial recognition algorithm predict the way a subject might vote.