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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

The Computer Vision Laboratory, ETH Zurich, is branching out into a hotness-judging application [techxplore.com] leveraging its technology strengths in computer-based interpretation of 2D and 3D image data sets from image sources—both conventional and nonconventional.

The lab has otherwise been more known in its research in fields such as medical image visualization, scene understanding and modeling. Nonetheless, the lab has stated that it is their strategy to let "difficult, real-world applications drive our research and development. We see collaboration with industry as an important plus for an engineering lab like ours."

Wow, how much more real-world can you get than a pairing up with the dating app BLINQ for a web site that invites people to get an attractiveness rating. The researchers harness "artificial intelligence" to rate the attractiveness and age of users on the site.

Can (leave alone, should) artificial intelligence be used to rate your (and potential mate) attractiveness?

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