An algorithm allows us to determine the perfect woman and man: this is what they are like

Tanned skin tones, almost cartoonish features, full lips, wrinkle-free and pore-free complexions, and perfect noses. All of these characteristics—which are idyllically coveted—are what artificial intelligence has wanted to show as the “perfect” human being.

All this is born from a new project that wanted to make use of AI and tested image generators such as DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, to reveal how these tools interpret the “perfect” physique in women and men.

They stress that these types of generators work by searching the Internet for images that already exist and designing a new image based on those results. It is not clear exactly how they arrived at their results, but it is believed that they take into account interactions with photos uploaded to social networks, including likes and comments, as well as Internet searches.

The project’s research found that Almost 40% of the images showing “perfect” women were blonde and 30% had brown eyesand more than half had tanned skin. In contrast, about 70% of the “perfect” men had brown hair, and 23% had brown eyes.

Quite worrying results from artificial intelligence

Despite all this novelty, which in some ways may seem funny, There are two points to note regarding this generation of images of the “perfect” man and woman:

• The results skewed white people with only a few examples of black people, making it clear that these standards are not included in the AI ​​beauty rankings.
• The generated images appeared to be heavily Photoshopped, with ultra-tanned and almost chiseled skin. They displayed unrealistic body standards and almost cartoon-like features.

“It was also disturbing with largely disproportionate body parts. Considering that social media uses algorithms based on what content gets the most eyeballs, it’s easy to guess why AI depictions would be more sexualized.”they explain.

James Campigotto, a data journalist who helped work on the study, told Fox News which is intended for exploring the biases and dangers of AI and the power of social mediawhich is becoming a topic of growing concern, especially among young people.

“In the age of Instagram and Snapchat filters, no one can reasonably live up to the physical standards set by social media. So why try to live up to unrealistic ideals? It’s healthier mentally and physically to keep body image expectations squarely in the realm of reality,” end in a very appropriate way.

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Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Software