Minority report

[Freud’sMommy]

Using just face pictures, criminality was predicted at 97% accuracy.

Seems like physiognomists were onto something!

With such high accuracy, should this sort of information complement forensic evals?

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[psych.meout]

 

[Freud’sMommy]

So? Perhaps read why it was retracted. Nothing to do with the methodology.

 

[R. Matey]

I mean, they essentially cherry picked a restricted range of facial images so I think there are some real questions about ecological validity of a tool like this.

 

[WisNeuro]

I mean, they essentially cherry picked a restricted range of facial images so I think there are some real questions about ecological validity of a tool like this.

Yeah, seems more like it's just good at identifying mugshots.

 

[texanpsychdoc]

I loved the movie...

 

[Freud’sMommy]

Yes, although they attempted to standardize the images across data sources, it would’ve been better if they used same source images and/or validated on an independent dataset, such as my tinder matches.

 

[summerbabe]

Yes, although they attempted to standardize the images across data sources, it would’ve been better if they used same source images and/or validated on an independent dataset, such as my tinder matches.

Plot twist: it's one and the same jk

 

[psych.meout]

So? Perhaps read why it was retracted. Nothing to do with the methodology.

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Yeah, the research is bad for lots of reasons, this is just the most egregious one.