You know that dreaded question, “How old do you think I am?” It’s a tricky one to navigate! If you aim low, it seems like flattery, and if you guess their actual age, it can lead to an awkward pause. Microsoft recently encountered a similar challenge with their new age-guessing website, and let’s just say, it’s not going great.
According to Fortune, Microsoft has developed a facial recognition tool, and one of their teams decided to have a bit of fun with it by launching a site called How-Old.net. Users can input a name, and the site pulls images from the web for you to analyze. When I tried it out, the first photo of myself resulted in a guess of 19, while the second shot said 33. Spoiler alert: I’m actually 42! Apparently, I’m quite skilled at misleading people through photos—at least when it comes to the #HowOldRobot.
Curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to see how it would fare with a few celebrities whose ages always seem elusive. How about the cast of the Real Housewives of New York? (Real ages? Who can tell?) Or what about the Olsen twins? (They’re 28, but you wouldn’t really guess that!) And then there’s the cast of 90210—talk about a blast from the past! We all knew they weren’t exactly teenagers, but wow, Andrea really took a hit!
And don’t even get me started on Mean Girls; the guesses were all over the map.
Alright, I’ll pause here—clearly, you get the idea. Welcome to your Friday distraction! Just try to overlook the slightly creepy aspect of uploading your photo to a site that’s analyzing it for age; because that’s not odd at all.
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In summary, this new website provides a quirky way to guess ages using facial recognition technology, but it’s essential to consider the implications of sharing your photos online.