The famo AI gaydar study was repeated – and, no, n't tell if you're straight or not jt om your face • The Register

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• 'I WAS SHOCKED WAS SO EASY': ​MEET THE PROFSOR WHO SAYS FACIAL REGNN ​​N TELL IF YOU'RE GAY
• AI N TELL IF PEOPLE ARE GAY OR STRAIGHT WH ONE PHOTO OF THEIR FACE
• MOST PEOPLE CAN ACCURATELY GUS WHETHER SOMEONE IS GAY BY LOOKG AT THEIR FACE
• THE FAMO AI GAYDAR STUDY WAS REPEATED – AND, NO, N'T TELL IF YOU'RE STRAIGHT OR NOT JT OM YOUR FACE
• AM I GAY? HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY?
• GAY OR STRAIGHT?
• A COMPUTER CAN TELL IF YOU'RE GAY JT BY LOOKG AT YOUR FACE. AND IT'S RIGHT 91% OF THE TIMEGAY FACE IS AN ACTUAL THG, {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY TRISH BENDIXSEPTEMBER 8, 2017/3:42 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTY IMAGBY TRISH BENDIXSEPTEMBER 8, 2017 / 3:42 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"A COMPUTER CAN TELL IF YOU'RE GAY JT BY LOOKG AT YOUR FACE. AND IT'S RIGHT 91% OF THE TIME","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-08T19:42:55.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-08T19:42:55.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"TRISH BENDIX","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A NEW PUTER PROGRAM N REGNIZE WHETHER A FACE BELONGS TO A GAY OR STRAIGHT PERSON WH UNNNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STANFORD UNIVERSY REARCHERS YILUN WANG AND MICHAL KOSSKI VELOPED ARTIFICIAL TELLIGENCE SOFTWARE THAT ED EP NRAL WORKS TO EXTRACT FEATUR OM 35,326 FACIAL IMAG, AND THEN CLASSIFIED THOSE FAC BY SEXUAL ORIENTATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PROGRAM RRECTLY DISTGUISHED BETWEEN GAY AND STRAIGHT MEN A WHOPPG 81% OF S, AND BETWEEN LBIANS AND STRAIGHT WOMEN 71% OF THE TIME. THE MORE PICTUR THE PUTER HAD TO WORK WH, THE BETTER GOT: WH FIVE PHOTOS OF A SGLE GUY, THE AI'S ACCURACY SHOT UP TO 91%. (FOR WOMEN, JT BUMPED UP TO 83%.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HUMAN JUDG, MEANWHILE, ONLY GOT RIGHT 61% OF THE TIME FOR MEN AND 54% FOR WOMEN.STANFORD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHAT, EXACTLY, WAS "GAY" ABOUT THE FAC?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PROGRAM UTILIZED FIXED FEATUR LIKE NOSE SHAPE AND "TRANSIENT" FEATUR LIKE GROOMG STYLE. "GAY MEN AND WOMEN TEND TO HAVE GENR-ATYPIL FACIAL MORPHOLOGY, EXPRSN, AND GROOMG STYL," ACRDG TO A PAPER WANG AND KOSSKI ARE PUBLISHG THE JOURNAL OF PERSONALY AND SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY THEORIZED THAT, IF PRENATAL HORMON AFFECT SEXUALY, "GAY MEN SHOULD TEND TO HAVE MORE FEME FACIAL FEATUR THAN HETEROSEXUAL MEN—SMALLER JAWS AND CHS, SLIMMER EYEBROWS, LONGER NOS, AND LARGER FOREHEADS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LBIANS, THEY POS, HAVE MORE "MASCULE" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LBIANS TEND TO E LS EYE MAKP, HAD DARKER HAIR, AND WORE LS REVEALG CLOTH (NOTE THE HIGHER NECKLE)—DITG LS FEME GROOMG AND STYLE. FURTHERMORE, ALTHOUGH WOMEN TEND TO SE MORE GENERAL, LBIANS SED LS THAN THEIR HETEROSEXUAL UNTERPARTS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND APPARENTLY LBIANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO WEAR BASEBALL PS. (NO, SERLY.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EXPERIMENT HAD SOME LIMATNS, THOUGH: THE FAC WERE CULLED OM DATG S AND WERE UNIFORMLY OF ADULT CISGENR WHE MEN AND WOMEN. (BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE, AND NON-WHE PEOPLE OF ANY ORIENTATN, WERE EXCLUD.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WANG AND KOSSKI SAID THEY ATTEMPTED TO GATHER A MORE DIVERSE SAMPLE BUT "THE PREJUDICE AGAST GAY PEOPLE AND THE ADOPTN OF ONLE DATG WEBS IS UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS GROUPS CHARACTERIZED BY DIFFERENT ETHNICI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY ALSO NCE THEIR WORK ULD BE DANGERO: "OUR FDGS EXPOSE A THREAT TO THE PRIVACY AND SAFETY OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN," THEY WRE, PECIALLY PLAC WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS A CRIME. “WE WERE REALLY DISTURBED BY THE RULTS AND SPENT MUCH TIME NSIRG WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE MA PUBLIC AT ALL. WE DID NOT WANT TO ENABLE THE VERY RISKS THAT WE ARE WARNG AGAST.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FACIAL REGNN TECHNOLOGY N BE EFUL FOR FDG CRIMALS A CROWD, BUT N BE A RISK FOR SOMEONE WHO DON'T WANT TO WEAR THEIR ORIENTATN ON THEIR SLEEVE—OR THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• HOW TO TELL IF SOMEONE IS GAY: 10 SUBTLE CLU THAT MAKE IT LIKELY

'I WAS SHOCKED WAS SO EASY': ​MEET THE PROFSOR WHO SAYS FACIAL REGNN ​​N TELL IF YOU'RE GAY

Weeks after his trip to Mosw, Kosski published a ntroversial paper which he showed how face-analysg algorhms uld distguish between photographs of gay and straight people.

”In a paper published last year, Kosski and a Stanford puter scientist, Yilun Wang, reported that a mache-learng system was able to distguish between photos of gay and straight people wh a high gree of accuracy. Prented wh two pictur – one of a gay person, the other straight – the algorhm was traed to distguish the two 81% of s volvg imag of men and 74% of photographs of women. Human judg, by ntrast, were able to intify the straight and gay people 61% and 54% of s, rpectively.

“I was jt shocked to disver that is so easy for an algorhm to distguish between gay and straight people, ” Kosski tells me.

AI N TELL IF PEOPLE ARE GAY OR STRAIGHT WH ONE PHOTO OF THEIR FACE

’ Photograph: Jason Henry/The GuardianNeher did many other people, and there was an immediate backlash when the rearch – dubbed “AI gaydar” – was previewed the Enomist magaze.

) There was also anger that Kosski had nducted rearch on a technology that uld be ed to persecute gay people untri such as Iran and Sdi Arabia, where homosexualy is punishable by ath. His fdgs are nsistent wh the prenatal hormone theory of sexual orientatn, he says, which argu that the levels of androgens foet are exposed to the womb help terme whether people are straight or gay. “Th, ” he wr his paper, “gay men are predicted to have smaller jaws and chs, slimmer eyebrows, longer nos and larger foreheads...

MOST PEOPLE CAN ACCURATELY GUS WHETHER SOMEONE IS GAY BY LOOKG AT THEIR FACE

He be prickly when I prs him on Rsia, potg to s dire rerd on gay rights. (A uple of days later, Kosski tells me he has checked his slis; fact, he says, he didn’t tell the Rsians about his “AI gaydar”. A puter algorhm n tell if a person is gay or straight simply by snng a picture of their face, rearchers have shown.

Artificial telligence software veloped at the Universy of Stanford n predict a person’s sexualy wh far more accuracy than humans, suggtg a “gaydar” app may not be far away. Compose imag of gay and straight subjects.

The algorhm was able to tell if a man is gay or straight g one picture 81pc of the time, and uld terme a woman’s sexualy 74pc of the time. The rearchers traed the AI g pictur of 36, 630 men and 38, 593 women, taken om onle datg profil of gay and straight people. Homosexualy is illegal dozens of untri, and hate crim agast gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people the UK have skyrocketed recent years, so the technology uld put gay people at risk.

THE FAMO AI GAYDAR STUDY WAS REPEATED – AND, NO, N'T TELL IF YOU'RE STRAIGHT OR NOT JT OM YOUR FACE

“Given that pani and ernments are creasgly g puter visn algorhms to tect people’s timate tras, our fdgs expose a threat to the privacy and safety of gay men and women, ” Michal Kosski and Yilun Wang, the rearchers behd the project, said. The rearchers found that the puter program was ls reliable the real world, outsi the nf of the experiment g datg se photos, but when was asked to pick the people was most nfint were gay, ne out of 10 proved to be right.

AM I GAY? HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY?

The Science of “Gaydar”:. Gaydar has been the subject of a fair amount of scientific ntroversy as of late.

GAY OR STRAIGHT?

Is gaydar really a thg and, if so, how accurate is ? People talk about ‘gaydar’ as the abily to terme whether someone is gay based on their tun about the person. Most scientific studi of gaydar suggt that there’s somethg to this ia.

The wi-rangg fdgs suggt that gaydar n potentially pick up on everythg om one’s looks to movements to speech patterns.

In fact, when people are asked to thk refully before makg a sexualy judgment, gaydar actually be ls accurate. In other words, the more people thk about , the worse their gaydar is!

A COMPUTER CAN TELL IF YOU'RE GAY JT BY LOOKG AT YOUR FACE. 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Some people seem to have more accurate gaydar than others. For stance, people who hold anti-gay views typilly perform worse gaydar studi; by ntrast, sexual mori and people who have more faiary. In a particularly fascatg study, rearchers found that women’s gaydar was more accurate when they were ovulatg than when they weren’t.

Put another way, when women are at peak fertily, their abily to distguish men who are gay om those who are straight appears to improve. Most studi of gaydar volve askg people to make eher/or judgments: is this person gay or is this person straight? So what happens when bisexual people are clud gaydar rearch?

Also, when people are given the opportuny to gus a target’s sexualy on a spectm—a la the classic Ksey Sle—rather than makg eher/or cisns, gay and bisexual persons tend to be given pretty siar ratgs. This suggts that gaydar really only distguish heterosexual om non-heterosexual, meang don’t necsarily help when to makg more fe-graed termatns. Overall, gaydar helps people make sexual orientatn ferenc that are better than chance gusg; however, they are far om perfect.

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Most gaydar studi are set up so that participants would be rrect 50% of the time were they to rely on chance gusg.

Bottom le: The rearch nducted to date suggts that there is somethg to the ia of gaydar that people appear able to tuively terme others’ sexualy at levels greater than chance rponse to a variety of cu. At the same time, though, gaydar is clearly an imperfect tool, and one that don’t necsarily appear sensive to the wi spectm of sexuali that exist. Rearchers om the Universy of Washgton found that people have an built ‘gaydar’ which giv them to abily to judge the blk of an eye whether others are gay or straight, acrdg to a study published the onle Public Library of also found people are better at judgg a woman’s sexualy than a man’s om jt a study nsisted of 129 stunts who were shown 96 different black-and-whe photos of gay and straight men and women.