Researchers can now estimate Big Five traits using only a facial image, already outperforming humans. As accuracy improves and adds voice/text signals, employers, insurers, and platforms could infer temperament without consent.
— Photo-based personality profiling would supercharge private scoring and discrimination risks, demanding new disclosure, auditing, and use‑restriction rules.
Arnold Kling
2025.08.24
100% relevant
Steve Stewart-Williams’ claim that 'AI can predict people’s Big Five traits from nothing more than a photo.'
Uncorrelated
2025.02.26
67% relevant
Like prior work inferring Big Five and political orientation from a single face, this post claims a CNN trained on 160k mugshots can classify convicted pedophiles at 69% accuracy and reports demographic skews (older, white, overweight), extending face‑to‑trait inference from temperament to criminal behavior.
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