This A.I. knows who you find attractive better than you do

When it comes to earning social currency, being attractive is as good as gold. A team of scientists from Finland has now designed a machine learning algorithm that can plumb the depths of these subjective judgments better than we can and can accurately predict who we find attractive via our unique brainwaves -- and even generate a unique portrait that captures these qualities -- with 83 percent accuracy. Far beyond just the laws of attraction, this novel brain-computer interface (BCI) could push wide-open a new era of BCI that can bring our unvoiced desires to life. The research was published this February in the journal IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. The hallmarks of attraction may change over time (from twisted mustaches and monocles to a clean shave and aviators), but regardless, top-tier social status can not only give your love life a boost but can even help you score the big promotion or easily slide into the good graces of the powerful elite. But while the societal effects of being deemed attractive are numerous, the mechanism behind these personal preferences are still often shrouded in shadow.