# Judgmental A.I. mirror rates how trustworthy you are based on your looks

https://blog.cynexia.com/judgmental-a-i-mirror-rates-how-trustworthy-you-are-based-on-your-looks

Author: [Rob Aleck](https://blog.cynexia.com/pages/about) · https://github.com/mnbf9rca · https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaleck/ · https://family-foqos.app/

Published: 2018-08-03
Categories: LinkedIn cross-post


In an interesting piece of research intended to highlight the biases embedded in AI systems and training data, a team at the University of Melbourne produced a system capable of making assessments of physical attributes and the emotional state of people in a photo. Hidden in the assessments are a range of biases - gender is assumed to be a binary state, there are only five ethnicities, and emotional judgement or "responsibilities" are clearly highly subjective.  
[https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/biometric-mirror-judges-your-looks/](<https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/biometric-mirror-judges-your-looks/>)Would you be freaked out if a facial recognition mirror started making judgments about your age, gender, race, attractiveness, and even trustworthiness? Get ready to meet the Biometric Mirror, a…