Professor whose study suggested technology can detect whether a person is gay or straight says programs will soon reveal traits such as criminal predispositionVoters have a right to keep their political beliefs private. Using photos, AI will be able to identify people’s political views, whether they have high IQs, whether they are predisposed to criminal behavior, whether they have specific personality traits and many other private, personal details that could carry huge social consequences, he said. That means political leanings are possibly linked to genetics or developmental factors, which could result in detectable facial differences. The professor argued that certain areas of society already function in a similar way. If algorithms could be used to accurately predict which students need help and early support, that could be beneficial, he said.

Source: The Guardian September 12, 2017 07:00 UTC