You see their new site, how-old.net?
They guess at age and gender from any photos you upload.
Of course, you could integrate this with your app and any device that has a camera.

Could you imagine Minority Report coming from this any time soon?
We’re quite a ways from predicting thought crime if we can’t even get gender identification right.

Even the same person doesn’t have the same age when uploaded in another photo.

In this case, we have Alex, who is 21, with the content marketing lead at Infusionsoft, who gained a year from the previous picture:

then with the Golden State Warriors Sr. Director of Digital, with another year tacked on:

Next to Amy Metcalfe (whose current age was guessed correctly, despite being 22 in the picture), Alex is halfway through his thirties:

A lot of people are talking about artificial intelligence– how machines will be embedded everywhere (the Internet of things) and soon be able to do everything. Self-driving cars, the sharing economy, and drones are hot topics.

But how far are we really from SkyNet based on the current state of technology?

Of course, this is an experimental app, as they note in their disclaimer.
So only in jest do we draw far-reaching conclusions based on it.

But as a party favor, go check it out and see how accurate (or wildly inaccurate) they are.

Dennis Yu

Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations. You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel. You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.

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