New AI can work out whether you’re gay or straight from a photograph
An algorithm deduced the sexuality of people on a dating site with up to 91% accuracy, raising tricky ethical questions. Artificial intelligence can accurately guess whether people are gay or straight based on photos of their faces, according to new research that suggests machines can have significantly better gaydar than humans. The study from […]
5 Reasons To Replace The Treadmill With Tree Pose Because Regular Cardio Is Overrated
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to attend a vigorous 90-minute vinyasa yoga class, then you know just how intense it can get in there. After making it halfway through your third round of sun salutations, you notice your vision suddenly starts to get clouded by the profuse amount of sweat dripping from your forehead. So, it’s no […]
AI ‘gaydar’ is now a thing and it can tell if you’re gay based on your face
Scientists have created artificial intelligence that can guess whether someone is gay based on a picture of their face—which has some worried about the AI’s future use and implications. In the recently published study, researchers from Stanford University analyzed more than 35,000 faces of men and women from a dating website. Using a sophisticated mathematical system to look at images, the […]
India media storm over 10-year-old pregnant rape victim – BBC News
Image copyright iStock A 10-year-old girl who is pregnant and has been refused an abortion is at the centre of a media storm in India. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey travelled to the northern city of Chandigarh to piece together her story. “We have seen lots of cases of teenage pregnancies involving 14 to 15-year-olds, but […]
WhatsApp announces free Business app, will charge big enterprises
WhatsApp is gearing up to finally monetize its messaging app by charging large enterprise businesses for tools to better communicate with customers. WhatsApp will also offer a free app to small-to-medium sized businesses, though it hasn’t outlined the specific functionality of the app. The enterprise solution will allow global companies “to provide customers with useful […]