How Normal Am I?
An interactive documentary about your face
Let's talk about your face
Are we placing too much faith in face analysis software? How Normal Am I explores how these face recognition systems are being used in practise, and allows you to experience this for yourself in a safe and privacy friendly manner.
The algorithms
These are some of the predictions that are made just by looking at your face:
Beauty
Algrithms that judge your attractiveness are used by Tinder to match you with simmilar hotties. But what happens if the algorithm is made in China?
Age
Does your face reveal how old you are? Many of these algorithms are trained on photos and data from Hollywood celebrities, which is not always accurate.
Gender
Does your face reveal your gender? These algorithms have a very binary view of people, and errors can be painful.
Emotion
Can we figure out how someone is feeling from looking at their face? Is your face a trustworthy predictor of your ability to hold a job?
Body Mass Index
Does your face reveal your Body Mass Index? You'd be surprised what having a beard does to the prediction.
Life expectancy
Predicting how long you have left to live is big business. The insurance industry will embrace anything that offers them a 'data driven' sense of control.
The miseducation of the Body Mass Index predictor
Most algorithms used in this project were taken "off the shelf", but one was created specifically for this project. Read all about the "Github safari".
Privacy
To protect your privacy, all face analysis algorithms are downloaded and run in your own browser. There is no cloud-based processing of your face in any way. This project does not collect personal data.
Who made this?
That would be me, Tijmen Schep. I am an artist, technology critic and privacy designer from Amsterdam.