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Algorithms Can Make You Pretty
caffeinemessiah writes "The New York Times has an interesting story on a new algorithm by researchers from Tel Aviv University that modifies a facial picture of a person to conform to standards of attractiveness. Based on a digital library of pictures of people who have been judged 'attractive,' the algorithm finds the nearest match and modifies an input picture so it conforms to the 'attractive' person's proportions. The trick, however, is that the resultant pictures are still recognizable as the original person. Here's a quick link to a representative picture of the process. Note that this is a machine-learning approach to picture modification, not a characterization of beauty, and could just as easily be used to make a person less attractive." Note: As reader Trent Waddington points out, the underlying research was mentioned in an earlier story as well.
Apparently you've never heard of the MySpace Angles.
"Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!"
From TFA: "Irregular beauty is the real beauty," said Dr. Banner, adding that such attempts to measure beauty are driven culturally by sameness, making everyone look alike.
I agree with Dr. Banner, and not just because I don't want to make him angry.
I am not sure about Hillary (you could've provided a link)
Hillary Clinton was a candidate in the U.S. Presidential election; here is some information about her and here is her website. She was also married to a former president of the U.S. Let me know if you need links or information about him too.
She looks like she would be interested in shopping and hairstyles. The world would be very boring if everyone looked like that.
WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?!
I put my picture in and nothing changed.
Don't worry, it's just that it's still working on it.
"Before and after of Alison Bruce. The software program is based on the responses of 68 men and women, age 25 to 40, from Israel and Germany, who viewed photographs of white male and female faces and picked the most attractive ones."
So a bunch of Germans and Jews got together and sorted through a bunch of people to determine which ones were better?
Wow. Just wow.
"Agreed, not all of us want our women to look like bobbleheaded dolls."
Performance, OTOH...
"This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
The algorithms is installed using a liquid sold in cans and bottles, usually labeled as "beer."
My favorite line:
"A few inches maybe"?! How big are these faces? Jesus Christ, a few inches and I'd be able to sniff my eyelids.
I have an algorithm to make women look prettier. It involves large quantities of alcohol.
I propose a contest, put goatse man and one of those women in a thunderdome, the winner is the one that leaves with the loser stuffed inside them