Microsoft How Old do I Look app
How Old do I Look was an app developed and released by Microsoft that enabled people to upload their own images, or those of anyone discovered on Microsoft's search engine Bing, to be analysed for their age and gender.
Designed to site to showcase Microsoft's cloud server software, the app drew on the company's Face API to analyse twenty-seven 'facial landmarks' using statistical algorithms.
How old do I look
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Operator: Microsoft
Developer: Microsoft
Country: USA; Global
Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts
Purpose: Guess age, gender
Technology: Facial detection; Facial analysis; Machine learning
Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Privacy
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Privacy
Microsoft promised not to retain users' pictures. However, privacy experts expressed concerns that Microsoft's general cloud services agreement contradicted what it said on the app by stating the company could copy, edit and distribute any uploaded pictures for use with their internet services.
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Published: July 2023