[HN Gopher] Could face and voice recognition become the new 'phr...
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       Could face and voice recognition become the new 'phrenology'?
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2021-06-13 11:21 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
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       | gentleman11 wrote:
       | For anyone else not sure what phrenology is, the article says:
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       | > In the early 19th century, some scientists became convinced
       | that they could predict someone's personality and behaviour based
       | simply on the shape of their head.
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       | > Known as phrenology, this pseudo-science accelerated notions of
       | racism, intellectual superiority, and caused many to suffer just
       | because of what they looked like--some people were even
       | imprisoned because the contours of their skulls suggested
       | "criminality."
        
       | UnknownEmpire wrote:
       | Metadata phrenology has been around for a long time
        
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