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In a couple of weeks, we’ll be off to the polling station to choose London’s new Mayor. Or, of course, may decide to give Sadiq Khan another stint. Some people like to be very private about their political persuasions. But some scientists have rather ominously shown that AI can predict your political stance — conservative or liberal — just by looking at your mug! 😮
They snapped some neutral-face pics of nearly 600 people and fed them to both human raters and a facial recognition algorithm.
The computer’s predictions were even more spot-on when it knew a bit about the person’s age, gender, and ethnicity. It’s like the AI was saying, “I know who you’re voting for!”
Now, before you go covering your face in disguise, here’s the scoop: this discovery isn’t just some random fun fact. It’s raising big questions about privacy and technology. Should we be worried that machines can read our political views from our poker faces? And what does this mean for how we use facial recognition in everyday life?
Looks like the face you make when someone mentions politics might say more than you think. Better watch out for those cameras, folks!
