Still Waters Posted January 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Computers can be better at predicting our personality than our friends and family, an experiment with tens of thousands of volunteers has indicated. By analysing "likes" on Facebook, a computer model deduced a person's character on five key traits better than brothers, mothers and even some partners. The Cambridge team acknowledge that personality is more complex than this. But they say the results show computers can outpace humans. http://www.bbc.co.uk...health-30775401 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted January 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Another reason I don't get on Facebook... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo1 Posted January 15, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Here on unexplained mysteries of course, you tend to get the more refined type of social networking user who are certainly a cut above the rest. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 15, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 15, 2015 They could do the same kind of study here on UM without us knowing a thing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xYlvax Posted January 15, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 15, 2015 They could do the same kind of study here on UM without us knowing a thing. I would think their massive networks would implode by the sheer variety of this place. Really though, we all have such a variety of opinions, thought-out words, and interests that they'd have a difficulty figuring us out... Which would be very ironic, since we're just ourselves. There are no useful little like buttons here, we're just strange people with great humor/personality that computers will never understand. I hope. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted January 15, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 15, 2015 FB is a collection center for modern stereo types ~ not that impressive of this program algorithm when you think of it ~ ~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StRoostifer Posted January 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Let me get this straight. Humans create computers and their programs, yet the computers are better at judging a humans character than the humans themselves? I mean no offense to the OP and do find the study interesting and yet, unsurprising since I've figured for a long time that likes and such are just a way for adverts etc to gain more understanding of people. This is why I always use fake names on the internet no matter what. I admit that I'm on Facebook under a fake name but that's used solely as a tool for finding new music and staying current with bands new releases, tours etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StRoostifer Posted January 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I would think their massive networks would implode by the sheer variety of this place. Really though, we all have such a variety of opinions, thought-out words, and interests that they'd have a difficulty figuring us out... Which would be very ironic, since we're just ourselves. There are no useful little like buttons here, we're just strange people with great humor/personality that computers will never understand. I hope. I "like" your post. I wonder what the computers judgment will be from that "like". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo1 Posted January 25, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I don't think a computer would be able to understand my personality trait, I'm totally confused by it myself at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted January 25, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Here on unexplained mysteries of course, you tend to get the more refined type of social networking user who are certainly a cut above the rest. That's probably because many of us stay isolated to our comfort topics and don't cross over into the unknown and make ignorant comments on topics we know nothing about. That or the nature of this website doesn't appeal to trolls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcseeker Posted January 25, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Let me get this straight. Humans create computers and their programs, yet the computers are better at judging a humans character than the humans themselves? I mean no offense to the OP and do find the study interesting and yet, unsurprising since I've figured for a long time that likes and such are just a way for adverts etc to gain more understanding of people. This is why I always use fake names on the internet no matter what. I admit that I'm on Facebook under a fake name but that's used solely as a tool for finding new music and staying current with bands new releases, tours etc. Thats correct. A computer can simply process and access information faster than we can. It can analyse the data provided and make calculations on the provided data to produce the most likely result. In this case, a persons character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StRoostifer Posted January 25, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Thats correct. A computer can simply process and access information faster than we can. It can analyse the data provided and make calculations on the provided data to produce the most likely result. In this case, a persons character. I totally understand what you're saying and I agree. Guess I'm looking at it from an AC/DC perspective, who made who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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