Stanford professor says face-reading AI will detect IQ

A Stanford University expert has claimed that computer programmes will soon be able to guess your political leaning and IQ based on photos of your face. Dr Michal Kosinski went viral last week after publishing research suggesting artificial intelligence (AI) can tell whether someone is straight or gay based on photos. Now the psychologist and data scientist has claimed that sexual orientation is one of many character traits the AI will be able to detect in the coming years. Stanford researcher Dr Michal Kosinski went viral last week after publishing research (pictured) suggesting AI can tell whether someone is straight or gay based on photos. AI-powered computer programmes can learn how to determine certain traits by being shown a number of faces in a process known as'training'.